Libya vs Nigeria: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre

Libya
0.0312 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.0375 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Libya rank
63rd
Nigeria rank
60th

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

  • Libya
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0375 units per square kilometre against 0.0312 units per square kilometre in Libya, a difference of 0.0063 units per square kilometre.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Libya's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Nigeria ahead.

Libya ranks 63rd and Nigeria ranks 60th of 177 countries.

Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Nigeria Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0008 units per square kilometre 0.0008 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre Libya
2010s 0.0119 units per square kilometre 0.0019 units per square kilometre 0.0099 units per square kilometre Libya
2020s 0.0247 units per square kilometre 0.011 units per square kilometre 0.0137 units per square kilometre Libya

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, Libya or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.0375 units per square kilometre against 0.0312 units per square kilometre in Libya as of 2023.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre between Libya and Nigeria?
0.0063 units per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Nigeria?
23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Libya and Nigeria rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
Libya ranks 63rd and Nigeria ranks 60th 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.