Kenya vs Uganda: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre

Kenya
0.2633 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Uganda
0.1878 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya rank
27th
Uganda rank
30th

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

  • Kenya
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.2633 units per square kilometre against 0.1878 units per square kilometre in Uganda, a difference of 0.0755 units per square kilometre.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.4 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 27th and Uganda ranks 30th of 177 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Uganda Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0186 units per square kilometre 0.0202 units per square kilometre 0.0016 units per square kilometre Uganda
2010s 0.0756 units per square kilometre 0.1502 units per square kilometre 0.0746 units per square kilometre Uganda
2020s 0.1433 units per square kilometre 0.1726 units per square kilometre 0.0293 units per square kilometre Uganda

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 Uganda?
Kenya, at 0.2633 units per square kilometre against 0.1878 units per square kilometre in Uganda as of 2023.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre between Kenya and Uganda?
0.0755 units per square kilometre, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uganda?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Uganda rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
Kenya ranks 27th and Uganda ranks 30th 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.