Libya vs United States: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita (capita)
Libya
0.0142 units per person
in 2025
United States
0.0109 units per person
in 2025
Libya rank
5th
United States rank
6th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita (capita) over time
- Libya
- United States
How they compare
Libya currently reports 0.0142 units per person against 0.0109 units per person in United States, a difference of 0.0033 units per person.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.3 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United States ahead.
Libya ranks 5th and United States ranks 6th of 179 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 2 and United States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | United States |
| 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?
- Libya, at 0.0142 units per person against 0.0109 units per person in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita between Libya and United States?
- 0.0033 units per person, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and United States?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Libya and United States rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Libya ranks 5th and United States 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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About this data
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.