Ireland vs Upper middle income: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre

Ireland
0.323 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Upper middle income
0.0307 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland rank
23rd
Upper middle income rank
26th

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

  • Ireland
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 0.323 units per square kilometre against 0.0307 units per square kilometre in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.2923 units per square kilometre.

That makes Ireland's figure about 10.5 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.

Ireland ranks 23rd and Upper middle income ranks 26th of 177 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Upper middle income Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0848 units per square kilometre 0.0042 units per square kilometre 0.0806 units per square kilometre Ireland
2010s 0.0815 units per square kilometre 0.0173 units per square kilometre 0.0642 units per square kilometre Ireland
2020s 0.1875 units per square kilometre 0.0339 units per square kilometre 0.1536 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 Upper middle income?
Ireland, at 0.323 units per square kilometre against 0.0307 units per square kilometre in Upper middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre between Ireland and Upper middle income?
0.2923 units per square kilometre, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Upper middle income?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Upper middle income rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
Ireland ranks 23rd and Upper middle income 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.