Mexico vs South Africa: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita

Mexico
0.0013 units per person
in 2025
South Africa
0.0013 units per person
in 2025
Mexico rank
36th
South Africa rank
39th

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

  • Mexico
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 0.0013 units per person against 0.0013 units per person in South Africa, a difference of 0 units per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was South Africa ahead.

Mexico ranks 36th and South Africa ranks 39th of 179 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 0 units per person 0.0025 units per person 0.0025 units per person South Africa
2010s 0.0001 units per person 0.0057 units per person 0.0056 units per person South Africa
2020s 0.0015 units per person 0.0019 units per person 0.0004 units per person South Africa

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, Mexico or South Africa?
Mexico, at 0.0013 units per person against 0.0013 units per person in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita between Mexico and South Africa?
0 units per person, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and South Africa?
26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Mexico and South Africa rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
Mexico ranks 36th and South Africa ranks 39th 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.