Australia vs Lesotho: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre

Australia
0.0107 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho
0.012 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
97th
Lesotho rank
96th

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

  • Australia
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.012 units per square kilometre against 0.0107 units per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 0.0013 units per square kilometre.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 97th and Lesotho ranks 96th of 177 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Lesotho Difference Ahead
2010s 0.0042 units per square kilometre 0.0005 units per square kilometre 0.0036 units per square kilometre Australia
2020s 0.0109 units per square kilometre 0.0087 units per square kilometre 0.0023 units per square kilometre Australia

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, Australia or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 0.012 units per square kilometre against 0.0107 units per square kilometre in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre between Australia and Lesotho?
0.0013 units per square kilometre, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Lesotho?
13 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2023.
How do Australia and Lesotho rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
Australia ranks 97th and Lesotho ranks 96th of 177 countries.
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.