Libya vs United States of America: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita

Libya
0.0142 units per person
in 2025
United States of America
0.0109 units per person
in 2025
Libya rank
5th
United States of America rank
6th

Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita over time

  • Libya
  • United States of America
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How they compare

Libya currently reports 0.0142 units per person against 0.0109 units per person in United States of America, a difference of 0.0033 units per person.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.3 times United States of America's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United States of America ahead.

Libya ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 6th of 179 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya United States of America Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0002 units per person 0.0008 units per person 0.0006 units per person United States of America
2010s 0.0031 units per person 0.001 units per person 0.0021 units per person Libya
2020s 0.0081 units per person 0.0067 units per person 0.0014 units per person Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita, Libya or United States of America?
Libya, at 0.0142 units per person against 0.0109 units per person in United States of America as of 2025.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita between Libya and United States of America?
0.0033 units per person, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and United States of America?
26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Libya and United States of America rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
Libya ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 6th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
226 places, 5,379 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed

Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.