Pacific island small states vs South Africa: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita

Pacific island small states
0 units per person
in 2025
South Africa
0.0013 units per person
in 2025
Pacific island small states rank
41st
South Africa rank
39th

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

  • Pacific island small states
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0013 units per person against 0 units per person in Pacific island small states, a difference of 0.0013 units per person.

That makes South Africa's figure about 27.0 times Pacific island small states's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Pacific island small states ranks 41st and South Africa ranks 39th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Pacific island small states South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 0 units per person 0.0052 units per person 0.0052 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 units per person 0.0019 units per person 0.0018 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, Pacific island small states or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0013 units per person against 0 units per person in Pacific island small states as of 2025.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita between Pacific island small states and South Africa?
0.0013 units per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pacific island small states and South Africa?
18 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2025.
How do Pacific island small states and South Africa rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
Pacific island small states ranks 41st and South Africa ranks 39th 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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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.