Afghanistan vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita
Afghanistan
0.0062 units per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0018 units per person
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
17th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
14th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita over time
- Afghanistan
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0.0062 units per person against 0.0018 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0044 units per person.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 3.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 17th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 14th of 198 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.001 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.0052 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0047 units per person | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.007 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0059 units per person | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita, Afghanistan or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Afghanistan, at 0.0062 units per person against 0.0018 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita between Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.0044 units per person, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 17th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 14th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.