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

Iraq
0.029 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Libya
0.0312 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq rank
65th
Libya rank
63rd

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

  • Iraq
  • Libya
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How they compare

Libya currently reports 0.0312 units per square kilometre against 0.029 units per square kilometre in Iraq, a difference of 0.0022 units per square kilometre.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 65th and Libya ranks 63rd of 177 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Libya Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0037 units per square kilometre 0.0008 units per square kilometre 0.0029 units per square kilometre Iraq
2010s 0.0197 units per square kilometre 0.0119 units per square kilometre 0.0078 units per square kilometre Iraq
2020s 0.0273 units per square kilometre 0.0247 units per square kilometre 0.0025 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, Iraq or Libya?
Libya, at 0.0312 units per square kilometre against 0.029 units per square kilometre in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre between Iraq and Libya?
0.0022 units per square kilometre, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Libya?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Libya rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
Iraq ranks 65th and Libya ranks 63rd 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.