Ireland vs South Korea: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre
Ireland
0.323 units per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea
0.274 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland rank
23rd
South Korea rank
26th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre over time
- Ireland
- South Korea
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.323 units per square kilometre against 0.274 units per square kilometre in South Korea, a difference of 0.049 units per square kilometre.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.2 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 23rd and South Korea ranks 26th of 177 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and South Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0848 units per square kilometre | 0.0049 units per square kilometre | 0.0799 units per square kilometre | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.0815 units per square kilometre | 0.0784 units per square kilometre | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | Ireland |
| 2020s | 0.1875 units per square kilometre | 0.1919 units per square kilometre | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | South Korea |
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, Ireland or South Korea?
- Ireland, at 0.323 units per square kilometre against 0.274 units per square kilometre in South Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre between Ireland and South Korea?
- 0.049 units per square kilometre, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and South Korea?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and South Korea rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
- Ireland ranks 23rd and South Korea ranks 26th 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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About this data
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.