Nauru vs Small states: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita (capita)
Nauru
0.0077 units per person
in 2025
Small states
0.0034 units per person
in 2025
Nauru rank
9th
Small states rank
6th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita (capita) over time
- Nauru
- Small states
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 0.0077 units per person against 0.0034 units per person in Small states, a difference of 0.0043 units per person.
That makes Nauru's figure about 2.3 times Small states's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Nauru ahead.
Nauru ranks 9th and Small states ranks 6th of 179 countries.
Nauru has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0368 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0357 units per person | Nauru |
| 2020s | 0.0054 units per person | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | Nauru |
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, Nauru or Small states?
- Nauru, at 0.0077 units per person against 0.0034 units per person in Small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita between Nauru and Small states?
- 0.0043 units per person, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Small states?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2025.
- How do Nauru and Small states rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Nauru ranks 9th and Small 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.