Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) vs Nauru: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
0.0461 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Nauru
0.65 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
15th
Nauru rank
12th

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
  • Nauru
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How they compare

Nauru currently reports 0.65 units per square kilometre against 0.0461 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 0.6039 units per square kilometre.

That makes Nauru's figure about 14.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Nauru has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 15th and Nauru ranks 12th of 45 groups.

Nauru has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Nauru Difference Ahead
2010s 0.0154 units per square kilometre 20.11 units per square kilometre 20.09 units per square kilometre Nauru
2020s 0.0292 units per square kilometre 2.51 units per square kilometre 2.48 units per square kilometre Nauru

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 (IDA & IBRD) or Nauru?
Nauru, at 0.65 units per square kilometre against 0.0461 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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 (IDA & IBRD) and Nauru?
0.6039 units per square kilometre, with Nauru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Nauru?
12 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Nauru rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 15th and Nauru ranks 12th 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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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.