Mauritania vs New Zealand: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre

Mauritania
0.0058 units per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand
0.007 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritania rank
110th
New Zealand rank
107th

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

  • Mauritania
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.007 units per square kilometre against 0.0058 units per square kilometre in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0012 units per square kilometre.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.2 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was New Zealand ahead.

Mauritania ranks 110th and New Zealand ranks 107th of 177 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania New Zealand Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0.0032 units per square kilometre 0.0031 units per square kilometre New Zealand
2010s 0.0007 units per square kilometre 0.0011 units per square kilometre 0.0004 units per square kilometre New Zealand
2020s 0.004 units per square kilometre 0.0036 units per square kilometre 0.0004 units per square kilometre Mauritania

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, Mauritania or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 0.007 units per square kilometre against 0.0058 units per square kilometre in Mauritania as of 2023.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre between Mauritania and New Zealand?
0.0012 units per square kilometre, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and New Zealand?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Mauritania and New Zealand rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
Mauritania ranks 110th and New Zealand ranks 107th 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.