Jordan vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre

Jordan
0.4479 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
0.0461 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Jordan rank
18th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
15th

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

  • Jordan
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
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How they compare

Jordan currently reports 0.4479 units per square kilometre against 0.0461 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 0.4018 units per square kilometre.

That makes Jordan's figure about 9.7 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

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

Jordan ranks 18th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 15th of 177 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Jordan Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0833 units per square kilometre 0.0035 units per square kilometre 0.0798 units per square kilometre Jordan
2010s 0.2718 units per square kilometre 0.0131 units per square kilometre 0.2587 units per square kilometre Jordan
2020s 0.512 units per square kilometre 0.0292 units per square kilometre 0.4828 units per square kilometre Jordan

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, Jordan or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Jordan, at 0.4479 units per square kilometre against 0.0461 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2023.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre between Jordan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
0.4018 units per square kilometre, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Jordan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
Jordan ranks 18th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 15th 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.