Japan vs South Africa: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre
Japan
0.0656 units per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0716 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
51st
South Africa rank
49th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre over time
- Japan
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.0716 units per square kilometre against 0.0656 units per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 0.006 units per square kilometre.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 51st and South Africa ranks 49th of 177 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | 0.1036 units per square kilometre | 0.1008 units per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.041 units per square kilometre | 0.2638 units per square kilometre | 0.2229 units per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.0527 units per square kilometre | 0.1055 units per square kilometre | 0.0528 units per square kilometre | South Africa |
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, Japan or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.0716 units per square kilometre against 0.0656 units per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre between Japan and South Africa?
- 0.006 units per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Africa?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Japan and South Africa rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 51st and South Africa ranks 49th 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.