Samoa vs Sri Lanka: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate
Samoa
2.48 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sri Lanka
0.6507 % change on previous year
in 2025
Samoa rank
35th
Sri Lanka rank
38th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate over time
- Samoa
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 2.48 % change on previous year against 0.6507 % change on previous year in Sri Lanka, a difference of 1.83 % change on previous year.
That makes Samoa's figure about 3.8 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 35th and Sri Lanka ranks 38th of 190 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -16.67 % change on previous year | -25.18 % change on previous year | 8.52 % change on previous year | Samoa |
| 2010s | 56.45 % change on previous year | 3.15 % change on previous year | 53.3 % change on previous year | Samoa |
| 2020s | 42 % change on previous year | 17.23 % change on previous year | 24.77 % 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, Samoa or Sri Lanka?
- Samoa, at 2.48 % change on previous year against 0.6507 % change on previous year in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate between Samoa and Sri Lanka?
- 1.83 % change on previous year, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sri Lanka?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and Sri Lanka rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate?
- Samoa ranks 35th 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.