Jamaica vs OECD members: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita
Jamaica
0.0027 units per person
in 2025
OECD members
0.0005 units per person
in 2025
Jamaica rank
30th
OECD members rank
32nd
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita over time
- Jamaica
- OECD members
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 0.0027 units per person against 0.0005 units per person in OECD members, a difference of 0.0022 units per person.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 5.4 times OECD members's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 30th and OECD members ranks 32nd of 198 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | Jamaica |
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, Jamaica or OECD members?
- Jamaica, at 0.0027 units per person against 0.0005 units per person in OECD members as of 2025.
- What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita between Jamaica and OECD members?
- 0.0022 units per person, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and OECD members?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and OECD members rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 30th and OECD members ranks 32nd 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.