Malawi vs Nigeria: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate
Malawi
-36.1 % change on previous year
in 2025
Nigeria
-35.64 % change on previous year
in 2025
Malawi rank
127th
Nigeria rank
126th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate over time
- Malawi
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports -35.64 % change on previous year against -36.1 % change on previous year in Malawi, a difference of 0.46 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 127th and Nigeria ranks 126th of 190 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 137.4 % change on previous year | 9.51 % change on previous year | 127.89 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 2010s | 6.43 % change on previous year | 34.79 % change on previous year | 28.37 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 1.51 % change on previous year | -7.88 % change on previous year | 9.39 % change on previous year | Malawi |
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, Malawi or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at -35.64 % change on previous year against -36.1 % change on previous year in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate between Malawi and Nigeria?
- 0.46 % change on previous year, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nigeria?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Nigeria rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate?
- Malawi ranks 127th and Nigeria ranks 126th 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.