Namibia vs Sri Lanka: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre

Namibia
0.0024 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.0029 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Namibia rank
123rd
Sri Lanka rank
121st

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

  • Namibia
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.0029 units per square kilometre against 0.0024 units per square kilometre in Namibia, a difference of 0.0005 units per square kilometre.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Namibia ahead.

Namibia ranks 123rd and Sri Lanka ranks 121st of 177 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0017 units per square kilometre 0.0021 units per square kilometre 0.0004 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2010s 0.0016 units per square kilometre 0.0097 units per square kilometre 0.0081 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2020s 0.0029 units per square kilometre 0.0033 units per square kilometre 0.0005 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka

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, Namibia or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.0029 units per square kilometre against 0.0024 units per square kilometre in Namibia as of 2023.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre between Namibia and Sri Lanka?
0.0005 units per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Sri Lanka?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Namibia and Sri Lanka rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
Namibia ranks 123rd and Sri Lanka ranks 121st 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.