Cyprus vs Malta: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre
Cyprus
3.43 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta
2.55 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Cyprus rank
4th
Malta rank
5th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre over time
- Cyprus
- Malta
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 3.43 units per square kilometre against 2.55 units per square kilometre in Malta, a difference of 0.88 units per square kilometre.
That makes Cyprus's figure about 1.3 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cyprus ahead.
Cyprus ranks 4th 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 | Cyprus | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7561 units per square kilometre | 1.42 units per square kilometre | 0.663 units per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.6023 units per square kilometre | 4.03 units per square kilometre | 3.43 units per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2020s | 3.08 units per square kilometre | 8.29 units per square kilometre | 5.2 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, Cyprus or Malta?
- Cyprus, at 3.43 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 Cyprus and Malta?
- 0.88 units per square kilometre, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Malta?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Cyprus and Malta rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
- Cyprus ranks 4th 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.