South Korea vs Kuwait: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate
South Korea
-42.24 % change on previous year
in 2025
Kuwait
-41.34 % change on previous year
in 2025
South Korea rank
145th
Kuwait rank
144th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate over time
- South Korea
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports -41.34 % change on previous year against -42.24 % change on previous year in South Korea, a difference of 0.9 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Kuwait ahead.
South Korea ranks 145th and Kuwait ranks 144th of 190 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 1 and Kuwait in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.64 % change on previous year | 0.1042 % change on previous year | 2.54 % change on previous year | South Korea |
| 2010s | 10.1 % change on previous year | 41.4 % change on previous year | 31.3 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 2.49 % change on previous year | 13.45 % change on previous year | 10.96 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate, South Korea or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at -41.34 % change on previous year against -42.24 % change on previous year in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate between South Korea and Kuwait?
- 0.9 % change on previous year, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Kuwait?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Kuwait rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate?
- South Korea ranks 145th and Kuwait ranks 144th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.