Sub-Saharan Africa vs Türkiye: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre

Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0311 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Türkiye
0.2885 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
24th
Türkiye rank
24th

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

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Türkiye
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How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 0.2885 units per square kilometre against 0.0311 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.2574 units per square kilometre.

That makes Türkiye's figure about 9.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 24th and Türkiye ranks 24th of 45 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa averaged higher in 1 and Türkiye in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa Türkiye Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0099 units per square kilometre 0.0063 units per square kilometre 0.0036 units per square kilometre Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 0.0228 units per square kilometre 0.2088 units per square kilometre 0.1861 units per square kilometre Türkiye
2020s 0.0233 units per square kilometre 0.3643 units per square kilometre 0.341 units per square kilometre Türkiye

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, Sub-Saharan Africa or Türkiye?
Türkiye, at 0.2885 units per square kilometre against 0.0311 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre between Sub-Saharan Africa and Türkiye?
0.2574 units per square kilometre, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Türkiye?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Türkiye rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 24th and Türkiye ranks 24th 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.