Kenya vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre
Kenya
0.2633 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0311 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya rank
27th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
24th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre over time
- Kenya
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.2633 units per square kilometre against 0.0311 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.2322 units per square kilometre.
That makes Kenya's figure about 8.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 27th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 24th of 177 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0186 units per square kilometre | 0.0099 units per square kilometre | 0.0087 units per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.0756 units per square kilometre | 0.0228 units per square kilometre | 0.0528 units per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.1433 units per square kilometre | 0.0233 units per square kilometre | 0.12 units per square kilometre | Kenya |
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, Kenya or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Kenya, at 0.2633 units per square kilometre against 0.0311 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre between Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.2322 units per square kilometre, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 27th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 24th 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.