OECD members vs United States of America: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita
OECD members
0.0043 units per person
in 2025
United States of America
0.0109 units per person
in 2025
OECD members rank
4th
United States of America rank
6th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita over time
- OECD members
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 0.0109 units per person against 0.0043 units per person in OECD members, a difference of 0.0066 units per person.
That makes United States of America's figure about 2.6 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United States of America ahead.
OECD members ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 6th of 45 groups.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | OECD members | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | United States of America |
| 2010s | 0.001 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 0 units per person | United States of America |
| 2020s | 0.0031 units per person | 0.0067 units per person | 0.0036 units per person | United States of America |
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, OECD members or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 0.0109 units per person against 0.0043 units per person in OECD members as of 2025.
- What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita between OECD members and United States of America?
- 0.0066 units per person, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and United States of America?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do OECD members and United States of America rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- OECD members ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 6th of 45 groups.
- 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.