South Korea vs Turkey: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre

South Korea
0.274 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Turkey
0.2885 units per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea rank
26th
Turkey rank
24th

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

  • South Korea
  • Turkey
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How they compare

Turkey currently reports 0.2885 units per square kilometre against 0.274 units per square kilometre in South Korea, a difference of 0.0145 units per square kilometre.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.

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

South Korea ranks 26th and Turkey ranks 24th of 177 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Turkey Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0049 units per square kilometre 0.0063 units per square kilometre 0.0014 units per square kilometre Turkey
2010s 0.0784 units per square kilometre 0.2088 units per square kilometre 0.1305 units per square kilometre Turkey
2020s 0.1919 units per square kilometre 0.3643 units per square kilometre 0.1724 units per square kilometre Turkey

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, South Korea or Turkey?
Turkey, at 0.2885 units per square kilometre against 0.274 units per square kilometre in South Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre between South Korea and Turkey?
0.0145 units per square kilometre, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Turkey?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do South Korea and Turkey rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
South Korea ranks 26th and Turkey 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.