Ireland vs Republic of Korea: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre

Ireland
0.323 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Republic of Korea
0.274 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland rank
23rd
Republic of Korea rank
26th

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

  • Ireland
  • Republic of Korea
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 0.323 units per square kilometre against 0.274 units per square kilometre in Republic of Korea, a difference of 0.049 units per square kilometre.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.2 times Republic of 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 Republic of Korea ranks 26th of 177 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Republic of Korea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Republic of 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 Republic of 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 Republic of Korea?
Ireland, at 0.323 units per square kilometre against 0.274 units per square kilometre in Republic of Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre between Ireland and Republic of Korea?
0.049 units per square kilometre, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Republic of Korea?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Republic of Korea rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
Ireland ranks 23rd and Republic of 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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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.