Malta vs North America: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre

Malta
2.55 units per square kilometre
in 2023
North America
0.1561 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta rank
5th
North America rank
2nd

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

  • Malta
  • North America
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 2.55 units per square kilometre against 0.1561 units per square kilometre in North America, a difference of 2.39 units per square kilometre.

That makes Malta's figure about 16.3 times North America's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.

Malta ranks 5th and North America ranks 2nd of 177 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta North America Difference Ahead
2000s 1.42 units per square kilometre 0.0149 units per square kilometre 1.4 units per square kilometre Malta
2010s 4.03 units per square kilometre 0.0203 units per square kilometre 4.01 units per square kilometre Malta
2020s 8.29 units per square kilometre 0.0997 units per square kilometre 8.19 units per square kilometre Malta

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, Malta or North America?
Malta, at 2.55 units per square kilometre against 0.1561 units per square kilometre in North America as of 2023.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre between Malta and North America?
2.39 units per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and North America?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Malta and North America rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
Malta ranks 5th and North America ranks 2nd 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.