Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs United Kingdom: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre over time
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 0.5711 units per square kilometre against 0.0461 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 0.525 units per square kilometre.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 12.4 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 24 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 16th and United Kingdom ranks 13th of 45 groups.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | 0.1091 units per square kilometre | 0.1056 units per square kilometre | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 0.0131 units per square kilometre | 0.1442 units per square kilometre | 0.1311 units per square kilometre | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 0.0291 units per square kilometre | 0.5039 units per square kilometre | 0.4747 units per square kilometre | United Kingdom |
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, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 0.5711 units per square kilometre against 0.0461 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and United Kingdom?
- 0.525 units per square kilometre, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and United Kingdom?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and United Kingdom rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 16th and United Kingdom ranks 13th of 45 groups.
- 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.