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
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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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.