Pacific island small states vs Timor-Leste: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate
Pacific island small states
-24.2 % change on previous year
in 2025
Timor-Leste
4.61 % change on previous year
in 2025
Pacific island small states rank
33rd
Timor-Leste rank
31st
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate over time
- Pacific island small states
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 4.61 % change on previous year against -24.2 % change on previous year in Pacific island small states, a difference of 28.81 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Pacific island small states ahead.
Pacific island small states ranks 33rd and Timor-Leste ranks 31st of 45 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Pacific island small states averaged higher in 1 and Timor-Leste in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pacific island small states | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -21.96 % change on previous year | -73.44 % change on previous year | 51.48 % change on previous year | Pacific island small states |
| 2010s | 46.42 % change on previous year | 53.02 % change on previous year | 6.6 % change on previous year | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 12.43 % change on previous year | 147.85 % change on previous year | 135.42 % change on previous year | Timor-Leste |
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 Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 4.61 % 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 Timor-Leste?
- 28.81 % change on previous year, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pacific island small states and Timor-Leste?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
- How do Pacific island small states and Timor-Leste rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate?
- Pacific island small states ranks 33rd and Timor-Leste ranks 31st 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.