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

Nepal
0.0021 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.0029 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Nepal rank
124th
Sri Lanka rank
121st

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

  • Nepal
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.0029 units per square kilometre against 0.0021 units per square kilometre in Nepal, a difference of 0.0008 units per square kilometre.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.4 times Nepal's.

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

Nepal ranks 124th and Sri Lanka ranks 121st of 177 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2000s 0.005 units per square kilometre 0.0021 units per square kilometre 0.003 units per square kilometre Nepal
2010s 0.0018 units per square kilometre 0.0097 units per square kilometre 0.0079 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2020s 0.0011 units per square kilometre 0.0033 units per square kilometre 0.0022 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, Nepal or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.0029 units per square kilometre against 0.0021 units per square kilometre in Nepal as of 2023.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre between Nepal and Sri Lanka?
0.0008 units per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Sri Lanka?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Nepal and Sri Lanka rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
Nepal ranks 124th 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.