Italy vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre

Italy
0.4968 units per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.5711 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy rank
15th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
13th

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

  • Italy
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 0.5711 units per square kilometre against 0.4968 units per square kilometre in Italy, a difference of 0.0743 units per square kilometre.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Italy ranks 15th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 13th of 177 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
2000s 0.002 units per square kilometre 0.1091 units per square kilometre 0.1071 units per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 0.1997 units per square kilometre 0.1442 units per square kilometre 0.0555 units per square kilometre Italy
2020s 0.2812 units per square kilometre 0.5039 units per square kilometre 0.2227 units per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern 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, Italy or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 0.5711 units per square kilometre against 0.4968 units per square kilometre in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre between Italy and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.0743 units per square kilometre, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Italy and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
Italy ranks 15th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 13th 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.