Small states vs Sri Lanka: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate
Small states
-29.91 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sri Lanka
0.6507 % change on previous year
in 2025
Small states rank
40th
Sri Lanka rank
38th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate over time
- Small states
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.6507 % change on previous year against -29.91 % change on previous year in Small states, a difference of 30.56 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Small states ahead.
Small states ranks 40th and Sri Lanka ranks 38th of 45 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Small states averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Small states | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.03 % change on previous year | 4.53 % change on previous year | 3.5 % change on previous year | Small states |
| 2010s | 10.91 % change on previous year | 9.17 % change on previous year | 1.74 % change on previous year | Small states |
| 2020s | 11.28 % change on previous year | 17.23 % change on previous year | 5.95 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
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, Small states or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.6507 % change on previous year against -29.91 % change on previous year in Small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate between Small states and Sri Lanka?
- 30.56 % change on previous year, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Small states and Sri Lanka?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
- How do Small states and Sri Lanka rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate?
- Small states ranks 40th and Sri Lanka ranks 38th 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.