Europe & Central Asia vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre

Europe & Central Asia
0.0529 units per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.5711 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia rank
11th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
13th

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

  • Europe & Central Asia
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 0.5711 units per square kilometre against 0.0529 units per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 0.5182 units per square kilometre.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 10.8 times Europe & Central Asia's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 11th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 13th of 45 groups.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
2000s 0.012 units per square kilometre 0.1091 units per square kilometre 0.0972 units per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 0.0315 units per square kilometre 0.1442 units per square kilometre 0.1128 units per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 0.045 units per square kilometre 0.5039 units per square kilometre 0.4589 units per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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, Europe & Central Asia or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 0.5711 units per square kilometre against 0.0529 units per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia as of 2023.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre between Europe & Central Asia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.5182 units per square kilometre, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 11th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 13th of 45 groups.
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.