Gambia vs Nigeria: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre

Gambia
0.0441 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.0375 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Gambia rank
59th
Nigeria rank
60th

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

  • Gambia
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Gambia currently reports 0.0441 units per square kilometre against 0.0375 units per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0066 units per square kilometre.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 59th and Nigeria ranks 60th of 177 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Nigeria Difference Ahead
2000s 0.023 units per square kilometre 0.0008 units per square kilometre 0.0222 units per square kilometre Gambia
2010s 0.0065 units per square kilometre 0.0019 units per square kilometre 0.0046 units per square kilometre Gambia
2020s 0.0261 units per square kilometre 0.011 units per square kilometre 0.0151 units per square kilometre Gambia

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, Gambia or Nigeria?
Gambia, at 0.0441 units per square kilometre against 0.0375 units per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre between Gambia and Nigeria?
0.0066 units per square kilometre, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Nigeria?
23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Gambia and Nigeria rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
Gambia ranks 59th and Nigeria ranks 60th 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.