Iceland vs Iraq: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre

Iceland
0.0283 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq
0.029 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Iceland rank
68th
Iraq rank
65th

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

  • Iceland
  • Iraq
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 0.029 units per square kilometre against 0.0283 units per square kilometre in Iceland, a difference of 0.0007 units per square kilometre.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.

Iceland ranks 68th and Iraq ranks 65th of 177 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Iraq Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0.0037 units per square kilometre 0.0036 units per square kilometre Iraq
2010s 0.0022 units per square kilometre 0.0197 units per square kilometre 0.0175 units per square kilometre Iraq
2020s 0.0107 units per square kilometre 0.0273 units per square kilometre 0.0166 units per square kilometre Iraq

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, Iceland or Iraq?
Iraq, at 0.029 units per square kilometre against 0.0283 units per square kilometre in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre between Iceland and Iraq?
0.0007 units per square kilometre, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Iraq?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Iraq rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
Iceland ranks 68th and Iraq ranks 65th 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.