Mauritania vs Sri Lanka: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate
Mauritania
0.0563 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sri Lanka
0.6507 % change on previous year
in 2025
Mauritania rank
39th
Sri Lanka rank
38th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate over time
- Mauritania
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.6507 % change on previous year against 0.0563 % change on previous year in Mauritania, a difference of 0.5944 % change on previous year.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 11.6 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 39th and Sri Lanka ranks 38th of 190 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -4.26 % change on previous year | 4.53 % change on previous year | 8.79 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 51.44 % change on previous year | 9.17 % change on previous year | 42.28 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 28.51 % change on previous year | 17.23 % change on previous year | 11.28 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
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, Mauritania or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.6507 % change on previous year against 0.0563 % change on previous year in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate between Mauritania and Sri Lanka?
- 0.5944 % change on previous year, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sri Lanka?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Sri Lanka rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate?
- Mauritania ranks 39th and Sri Lanka ranks 38th 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.