Malta vs Small states: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre
Malta
2.55 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Small states
0.1056 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta rank
5th
Small states rank
5th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre over time
- Malta
- Small states
How they compare
Malta currently reports 2.55 units per square kilometre against 0.1056 units per square kilometre in Small states, a difference of 2.44 units per square kilometre.
That makes Malta's figure about 24.1 times Small states's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Malta ranks 5th and Small states ranks 5th of 177 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.42 units per square kilometre | 0.0114 units per square kilometre | 1.41 units per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2010s | 4.03 units per square kilometre | 0.0242 units per square kilometre | 4 units per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2020s | 8.29 units per square kilometre | 0.0943 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 Small states?
- Malta, at 2.55 units per square kilometre against 0.1056 units per square kilometre in Small states as of 2023.
- What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre between Malta and Small states?
- 2.44 units per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Small states?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Malta and Small states rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
- Malta ranks 5th and Small states ranks 5th 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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About this data
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.