Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Switzerland: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.478 units per square kilometre against 0.0473 units per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 0.4307 units per square kilometre.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 10.1 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 14th and Switzerland ranks 16th of 45 groups.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | 0.4962 units per square kilometre | 0.4951 units per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.0091 units per square kilometre | 0.5252 units per square kilometre | 0.5161 units per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.0497 units per square kilometre | 0.3002 units per square kilometre | 0.2505 units per square kilometre | Switzerland |
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, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.478 units per square kilometre against 0.0473 units per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Switzerland?
- 0.4307 units per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Switzerland?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Switzerland rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 14th and Switzerland ranks 16th of 45 groups.
- 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.