Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Syria: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita over time
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 0.006 units per person against 0.0011 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0049 units per person.
That makes Syria's figure about 5.7 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 18th and Syria ranks 18th of 45 groups.
Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | Syria |
| 2010s | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0051 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | Syria |
| 2020s | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0065 units per person | 0.0052 units per person | Syria |
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, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Syria?
- Syria, at 0.006 units per person against 0.0011 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Syria?
- 0.0049 units per person, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Syria?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Syria rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 18th and Syria ranks 18th of 45 groups.
- 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.