Peru vs United States of America: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita

Peru
0.0161 units per person
in 2025
United States of America
0.0109 units per person
in 2025
Peru rank
4th
United States of America rank
6th

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

  • Peru
  • United States of America
00.0050.010.015200020122025

How they compare

Peru currently reports 0.0161 units per person against 0.0109 units per person in United States of America, a difference of 0.0052 units per person.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.5 times United States of America's.

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

Peru ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 6th of 179 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru United States of America Difference Ahead
2000s 0 units per person 0.0008 units per person 0.0008 units per person United States of America
2010s 0.0024 units per person 0.001 units per person 0.0014 units per person Peru
2020s 0.0159 units per person 0.0067 units per person 0.0092 units per person Peru

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, Peru or United States of America?
Peru, at 0.0161 units per person against 0.0109 units per person in United States of America as of 2025.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita between Peru and United States of America?
0.0052 units per person, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and United States of America?
26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Peru and United States of America rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
Peru ranks 4th and United States of America 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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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.