Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Switzerland: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.0397 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
0.478 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
17th
Switzerland rank
16th

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.478 units per square kilometre against 0.0397 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 0.4383 units per square kilometre.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 12.0 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 17th and Switzerland ranks 16th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Switzerland Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0031 units per square kilometre 0.4962 units per square kilometre 0.4932 units per square kilometre Switzerland
2010s 0.0122 units per square kilometre 0.5252 units per square kilometre 0.513 units per square kilometre Switzerland
2020s 0.0269 units per square kilometre 0.3002 units per square kilometre 0.2733 units per square kilometre Switzerland

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 or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 0.478 units per square kilometre against 0.0397 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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 and Switzerland?
0.4383 units per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Switzerland?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Switzerland rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 17th and Switzerland ranks 16th 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.