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
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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About this data
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.