Africa Eastern and Southern vs Ireland: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre

Africa Eastern and Southern
0.0373 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland
0.323 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
20th
Ireland rank
23rd

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

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Ireland
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 0.323 units per square kilometre against 0.0373 units per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 0.2857 units per square kilometre.

That makes Ireland's figure about 8.7 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ireland ahead.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 20th and Ireland ranks 23rd of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Ireland Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0148 units per square kilometre 0.0848 units per square kilometre 0.07 units per square kilometre Ireland
2010s 0.0348 units per square kilometre 0.0815 units per square kilometre 0.0467 units per square kilometre Ireland
2020s 0.0305 units per square kilometre 0.1875 units per square kilometre 0.157 units per square kilometre Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre, Africa Eastern and Southern or Ireland?
Ireland, at 0.323 units per square kilometre against 0.0373 units per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2023.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre between Africa Eastern and Southern and Ireland?
0.2857 units per square kilometre, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Ireland?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Ireland rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 20th and Ireland ranks 23rd of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
224 places, 4,911 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed

Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.