Costa Rica vs Malta: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre
Costa Rica
3.79 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta
2.55 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
2nd
Malta rank
5th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Malta
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 3.79 units per square kilometre against 2.55 units per square kilometre in Malta, a difference of 1.24 units per square kilometre.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.5 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malta ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 2nd and Malta ranks 5th of 177 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.012 units per square kilometre | 1.42 units per square kilometre | 1.41 units per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.27 units per square kilometre | 4.03 units per square kilometre | 3.76 units per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2020s | 3.31 units per square kilometre | 8.29 units per square kilometre | 4.98 units per square kilometre | Malta |
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, Costa Rica or Malta?
- Costa Rica, at 3.79 units per square kilometre against 2.55 units per square kilometre in Malta as of 2023.
- What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Malta?
- 1.24 units per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malta?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Malta rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 2nd and Malta ranks 5th 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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About this data
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.