Latin America & Caribbean vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre

Latin America & Caribbean
0.0576 units per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.5711 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Latin America & Caribbean rank
10th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
13th

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

  • Latin America & Caribbean
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 0.5711 units per square kilometre against 0.0576 units per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 0.5135 units per square kilometre.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 9.9 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 10th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 13th of 45 groups.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0011 units per square kilometre 0.1091 units per square kilometre 0.108 units per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 0.0099 units per square kilometre 0.1442 units per square kilometre 0.1343 units per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 0.0579 units per square kilometre 0.5039 units per square kilometre 0.4459 units per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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 or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 0.5711 units per square kilometre against 0.0576 units per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2023.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre between Latin America & Caribbean and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.5135 units per square kilometre, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 10th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 13th 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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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.