Malta vs New Zealand: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate
Malta
60 % change on previous year
in 2025
New Zealand
59.26 % change on previous year
in 2025
Malta rank
7th
New Zealand rank
9th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate over time
- Malta
- New Zealand
How they compare
Malta currently reports 60 % change on previous year against 59.26 % change on previous year in New Zealand, a difference of 0.74 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2002 it was New Zealand ahead.
Malta ranks 7th and New Zealand ranks 9th of 190 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -19.38 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 19.38 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 75 % change on previous year | 22.35 % change on previous year | 52.65 % change on previous year | Malta |
| 2020s | 17.22 % change on previous year | 20.62 % change on previous year | 3.4 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
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, Malta or New Zealand?
- Malta, at 60 % change on previous year against 59.26 % change on previous year in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate between Malta and New Zealand?
- 0.74 % change on previous year, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and New Zealand?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Malta and New Zealand rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate?
- Malta ranks 7th and New Zealand ranks 9th 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.