Djibouti vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre

Djibouti
0.3642 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0311 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Djibouti rank
22nd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
24th

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

  • Djibouti
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Djibouti currently reports 0.3642 units per square kilometre against 0.0311 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.3331 units per square kilometre.

That makes Djibouti's figure about 11.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Djibouti ahead.

Djibouti ranks 22nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 24th of 177 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Djibouti Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0208 units per square kilometre 0.0099 units per square kilometre 0.011 units per square kilometre Djibouti
2010s 0.2374 units per square kilometre 0.0228 units per square kilometre 0.2147 units per square kilometre Djibouti
2020s 0.4302 units per square kilometre 0.0233 units per square kilometre 0.4069 units per square kilometre Djibouti

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, Djibouti or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Djibouti, at 0.3642 units per square kilometre against 0.0311 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre between Djibouti and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.3331 units per square kilometre, with Djibouti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Sub-Saharan Africa?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Djibouti and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
Djibouti ranks 22nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 24th 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.