South Korea vs Upper middle income: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre
South Korea
0.274 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Upper middle income
0.0307 units per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea rank
26th
Upper middle income rank
26th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre over time
- South Korea
- Upper middle income
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 0.274 units per square kilometre against 0.0307 units per square kilometre in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.2433 units per square kilometre.
That makes South Korea's figure about 8.9 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Upper middle income ahead.
South Korea ranks 26th and Upper middle income ranks 26th of 177 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0049 units per square kilometre | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.0784 units per square kilometre | 0.0173 units per square kilometre | 0.0611 units per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.1919 units per square kilometre | 0.0339 units per square kilometre | 0.158 units per square kilometre | South 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, South Korea or Upper middle income?
- South Korea, at 0.274 units per square kilometre against 0.0307 units per square kilometre in Upper middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre between South Korea and Upper middle income?
- 0.2433 units per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Upper middle income?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do South Korea and Upper middle income rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
- South Korea ranks 26th and Upper middle income ranks 26th 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.