Afghanistan vs Iraq: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre

Afghanistan
0.4539 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq
0.4427 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
26th
Iraq rank
27th

Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Iraq
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.4539 units per square kilometre against 0.4427 units per square kilometre in Iraq, a difference of 0.0112 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Iraq ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 26th and Iraq ranks 27th of 197 countries.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Iraq Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0367 units per square kilometre 0.0743 units per square kilometre 0.0375 units per square kilometre Iraq
2010s 0.2794 units per square kilometre 0.3624 units per square kilometre 0.083 units per square kilometre Iraq
2020s 0.4186 units per square kilometre 0.546 units per square kilometre 0.1274 units per square kilometre Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Iraq?
Afghanistan, at 0.4539 units per square kilometre against 0.4427 units per square kilometre in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Iraq?
0.0112 units per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Iraq?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Iraq rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 26th and Iraq ranks 27th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
244 places, 5,589 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed

Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.