Ireland vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre
Ireland
0.323 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0311 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland rank
23rd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
24th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre over time
- Ireland
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.323 units per square kilometre against 0.0311 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.2919 units per square kilometre.
That makes Ireland's figure about 10.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 23rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 24th of 177 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0848 units per square kilometre | 0.0099 units per square kilometre | 0.0749 units per square kilometre | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.0815 units per square kilometre | 0.0228 units per square kilometre | 0.0587 units per square kilometre | Ireland |
| 2020s | 0.1875 units per square kilometre | 0.0233 units per square kilometre | 0.1642 units per square kilometre | Ireland |
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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Ireland, at 0.323 units per square kilometre against 0.0311 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre between Ireland and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.2919 units per square kilometre, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
- Ireland ranks 23rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 24th 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.