Malta vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita

Malta
0.0024 units per person
in 2025
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.0021 units per person
in 2025
Malta rank
27th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
29th

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

  • Malta
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 0.0024 units per person against 0.0021 units per person in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0.0003 units per person.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.2 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Malta ranks 27th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 29th of 179 countries.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0011 units per person 0.0004 units per person 0.0007 units per person Malta
2010s 0.0028 units per person 0.0005 units per person 0.0023 units per person Malta
2020s 0.0042 units per person 0.0018 units per person 0.0024 units per person Malta

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, Malta or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Malta, at 0.0024 units per person against 0.0021 units per person in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2025.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita between Malta and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.0003 units per person, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Malta and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
Malta ranks 27th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 29th 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.