Pacific island small states vs Samoa: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate
Pacific island small states
-24.2 % change on previous year
in 2025
Samoa
2.48 % change on previous year
in 2025
Pacific island small states rank
33rd
Samoa rank
35th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate over time
- Pacific island small states
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 2.48 % change on previous year against -24.2 % change on previous year in Pacific island small states, a difference of 26.68 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Samoa ahead.
Pacific island small states ranks 33rd and Samoa ranks 35th of 45 groups.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pacific island small states | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -20.3 % change on previous year | -16.67 % change on previous year | 3.64 % change on previous year | Samoa |
| 2010s | 44.94 % change on previous year | 56.45 % change on previous year | 11.51 % change on previous year | Samoa |
| 2020s | 12.43 % change on previous year | 42 % change on previous year | 29.57 % change on previous year | Samoa |
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, Pacific island small states or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 2.48 % change on previous year against -24.2 % change on previous year in Pacific island small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate between Pacific island small states and Samoa?
- 26.68 % change on previous year, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pacific island small states and Samoa?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Pacific island small states and Samoa rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate?
- Pacific island small states ranks 33rd and Samoa ranks 35th of 45 groups.
- 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.