South Africa vs Upper middle income: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP
South Africa
0 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Upper middle income
0 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Africa rank
39th
Upper middle income rank
36th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP over time
- South Africa
- Upper middle income
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0 units per US$ of GDP against 0 units per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income, a difference of 0 units per US$ of GDP.
That makes South Africa's figure about 5.0 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 39th and Upper middle income ranks 36th of 179 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of gdp, South Africa or Upper middle income?
- South Africa, at 0 units per US$ of GDP against 0 units per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of gdp between South Africa and Upper middle income?
- 0 units per US$ of GDP, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Upper middle income?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do South Africa and Upper middle income rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of gdp?
- South Africa ranks 39th and Upper middle income ranks 36th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.