Liechtenstein vs South Africa: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre

Liechtenstein
0.0625 units per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0716 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Liechtenstein rank
52nd
South Africa rank
49th

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

  • Liechtenstein
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0716 units per square kilometre against 0.0625 units per square kilometre in Liechtenstein, a difference of 0.0091 units per square kilometre.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Liechtenstein's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Liechtenstein ahead.

Liechtenstein ranks 52nd and South Africa ranks 49th of 177 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Liechtenstein averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Liechtenstein South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 0.4208 units per square kilometre 0.1138 units per square kilometre 0.3071 units per square kilometre Liechtenstein
2010s 0.3306 units per square kilometre 0.2638 units per square kilometre 0.0668 units per square kilometre Liechtenstein
2020s 0.0906 units per square kilometre 0.1055 units per square kilometre 0.0149 units per square kilometre South Africa

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, Liechtenstein or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0716 units per square kilometre against 0.0625 units per square kilometre in Liechtenstein as of 2023.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre between Liechtenstein and South Africa?
0.0091 units per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liechtenstein and South Africa?
23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Liechtenstein and South Africa rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
Liechtenstein ranks 52nd and South Africa ranks 49th 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.