Ireland vs United States of America: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre

Ireland
0.323 units per square kilometre
in 2023
United States of America
0.2844 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland rank
23rd
United States of America rank
25th

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

  • Ireland
  • United States of America
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 0.323 units per square kilometre against 0.2844 units per square kilometre in United States of America, a difference of 0.0386 units per square kilometre.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 23rd and United States of America ranks 25th of 177 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland United States of America Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0848 units per square kilometre 0.0251 units per square kilometre 0.0596 units per square kilometre Ireland
2010s 0.0815 units per square kilometre 0.0355 units per square kilometre 0.046 units per square kilometre Ireland
2020s 0.1875 units per square kilometre 0.1832 units per square kilometre 0.0043 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 United States of America?
Ireland, at 0.323 units per square kilometre against 0.2844 units per square kilometre in United States of America as of 2023.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre between Ireland and United States of America?
0.0386 units per square kilometre, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and United States of America?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Ireland and United States of America rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
Ireland ranks 23rd and United States of America ranks 25th 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.