North America vs Sri Lanka: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita
North America
0 units per person
in 2025
Sri Lanka
0.0015 units per person
in 2025
North America rank
45th
Sri Lanka rank
42nd
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita over time
- North America
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.0015 units per person against 0 units per person in North America, a difference of 0.0015 units per person.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 144.5 times North America's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
North America ranks 45th and Sri Lanka ranks 42nd of 45 groups.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 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, per capita, North America or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.0015 units per person against 0 units per person in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita between North America and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0015 units per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Sri Lanka?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do North America and Sri Lanka rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita?
- North America ranks 45th and Sri Lanka ranks 42nd 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.