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

Korea
0.274 units per square kilometre
in 2023
United States of America
0.2844 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Korea rank
26th
United States of America rank
25th

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

  • Korea
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 0.2844 units per square kilometre against 0.274 units per square kilometre in Korea, a difference of 0.0104 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United States of America ahead.

Korea ranks 26th and United States of America ranks 25th of 177 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea United States of America Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0049 units per square kilometre 0.0251 units per square kilometre 0.0202 units per square kilometre United States of America
2010s 0.0784 units per square kilometre 0.0355 units per square kilometre 0.0429 units per square kilometre Korea
2020s 0.1919 units per square kilometre 0.1832 units per square kilometre 0.0087 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 United States of America?
United States of America, at 0.2844 units per square kilometre against 0.274 units per square kilometre in Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre between Korea and United States of America?
0.0104 units per square kilometre, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United States of America?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Korea and United States of America rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
Korea ranks 26th 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.