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

Kenya
0.2633 units per square kilometre
in 2023
United States of America
0.2844 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya rank
27th
United States of America rank
25th

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

  • Kenya
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 0.2844 units per square kilometre against 0.2633 units per square kilometre in Kenya, a difference of 0.0211 units per square kilometre.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

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

Kenya ranks 27th and United States of America ranks 25th of 177 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya United States of America Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0186 units per square kilometre 0.0251 units per square kilometre 0.0066 units per square kilometre United States of America
2010s 0.0756 units per square kilometre 0.0355 units per square kilometre 0.0401 units per square kilometre Kenya
2020s 0.1433 units per square kilometre 0.1832 units per square kilometre 0.0399 units per square kilometre United States of America

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 United States of America?
United States of America, at 0.2844 units per square kilometre against 0.2633 units per square kilometre in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre between Kenya and United States of America?
0.0211 units per square kilometre, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and United States of America?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Kenya and United States of America rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
Kenya ranks 27th and United States of America ranks 25th 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.