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

Libya
0.0312 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia
0.0327 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Libya rank
63rd
Somalia rank
61st

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

  • Libya
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.0327 units per square kilometre against 0.0312 units per square kilometre in Libya, a difference of 0.0015 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Libya ahead.

Libya ranks 63rd and Somalia ranks 61st of 177 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Somalia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0008 units per square kilometre 0.0071 units per square kilometre 0.0064 units per square kilometre Somalia
2010s 0.0119 units per square kilometre 0.0206 units per square kilometre 0.0088 units per square kilometre Somalia
2020s 0.0247 units per square kilometre 0.0273 units per square kilometre 0.0026 units per square kilometre Somalia

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 Somalia?
Somalia, at 0.0327 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 Somalia?
0.0015 units per square kilometre, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Somalia?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Libya and Somalia rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
Libya ranks 63rd and Somalia ranks 61st 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.