Korea vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre

Korea
0.274 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0311 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Korea rank
26th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
24th

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

  • Korea
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 0.274 units per square kilometre against 0.0311 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.2429 units per square kilometre.

That makes Korea's figure about 8.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Korea ranks 26th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 24th of 177 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0049 units per square kilometre 0.0099 units per square kilometre 0.005 units per square kilometre Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 0.0784 units per square kilometre 0.0228 units per square kilometre 0.0556 units per square kilometre Korea
2020s 0.1919 units per square kilometre 0.0233 units per square kilometre 0.1686 units per square kilometre Korea

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, Korea or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Korea, at 0.274 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 Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.2429 units per square kilometre, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
Korea ranks 26th 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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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.