New Zealand vs South Sudan: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre

New Zealand
0.007 units per square kilometre
in 2023
South Sudan
0.0077 units per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand rank
107th
South Sudan rank
104th

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

  • New Zealand
  • South Sudan
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How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 0.0077 units per square kilometre against 0.007 units per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0007 units per square kilometre.

That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2012 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 107th and South Sudan ranks 104th of 177 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand South Sudan Difference Ahead
2010s 0.0012 units per square kilometre 0.0022 units per square kilometre 0.0009 units per square kilometre South Sudan
2020s 0.0036 units per square kilometre 0.006 units per square kilometre 0.0023 units per square kilometre South Sudan

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, New Zealand or South Sudan?
South Sudan, at 0.0077 units per square kilometre against 0.007 units per square kilometre in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre between New Zealand and South Sudan?
0.0007 units per square kilometre, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and South Sudan?
12 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and South Sudan rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
New Zealand ranks 107th and South Sudan ranks 104th 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.