Italy vs World: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre

Italy
0.4968 units per square kilometre
in 2023
World
0.0529 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy rank
15th
World rank
12th

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

  • Italy
  • World
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.4968 units per square kilometre against 0.0529 units per square kilometre in World, a difference of 0.4439 units per square kilometre.

That makes Italy's figure about 9.4 times World's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was World ahead.

Italy ranks 15th and World ranks 12th of 177 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and World in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy World Difference Ahead
2000s 0.002 units per square kilometre 0.007 units per square kilometre 0.005 units per square kilometre World
2010s 0.1997 units per square kilometre 0.0172 units per square kilometre 0.1825 units per square kilometre Italy
2020s 0.2812 units per square kilometre 0.0406 units per square kilometre 0.2405 units per square kilometre Italy

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 World?
Italy, at 0.4968 units per square kilometre against 0.0529 units per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre between Italy and World?
0.4439 units per square kilometre, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and World?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Italy and World rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
Italy ranks 15th and World ranks 12th 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.