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
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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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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.