Belize vs South Africa: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre

Belize
0.0865 units per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0716 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Belize rank
46th
South Africa rank
49th

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

  • Belize
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Belize currently reports 0.0865 units per square kilometre against 0.0716 units per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0149 units per square kilometre.

That makes Belize's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was South Africa ahead.

Belize ranks 46th and South Africa ranks 49th of 177 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belize South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0006 units per square kilometre 0.1036 units per square kilometre 0.103 units per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 0.0528 units per square kilometre 0.2638 units per square kilometre 0.211 units per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 0.0901 units per square kilometre 0.1055 units per square kilometre 0.0155 units per square kilometre 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 square kilometre, Belize or South Africa?
Belize, at 0.0865 units per square kilometre against 0.0716 units per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre between Belize and South Africa?
0.0149 units per square kilometre, with Belize ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and South Africa?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Belize and South Africa rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
Belize ranks 46th and South Africa ranks 49th 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.