Lesotho vs Mauritius: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre

Lesotho
0.012 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritius
0.0095 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho rank
96th
Mauritius rank
99th

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

  • Lesotho
  • Mauritius
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.012 units per square kilometre against 0.0095 units per square kilometre in Mauritius, a difference of 0.0025 units per square kilometre.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.3 times Mauritius's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Mauritius ahead.

Lesotho ranks 96th and Mauritius ranks 99th of 177 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Mauritius in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Mauritius Difference Ahead
2010s 0.0012 units per square kilometre 0.0013 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre Mauritius
2020s 0.0084 units per square kilometre 0.0032 units per square kilometre 0.0053 units per square kilometre Lesotho

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, Lesotho or Mauritius?
Lesotho, at 0.012 units per square kilometre against 0.0095 units per square kilometre in Mauritius as of 2023.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre between Lesotho and Mauritius?
0.0025 units per square kilometre, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Mauritius?
7 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Mauritius rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
Lesotho ranks 96th and Mauritius ranks 99th 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.