Afghanistan vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre over time
- Afghanistan
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0.4539 units per square kilometre against 0.0612 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.3927 units per square kilometre.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 7.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 26th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 24th of 197 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0367 units per square kilometre | 0.0094 units per square kilometre | 0.0273 units per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.2794 units per square kilometre | 0.0245 units per square kilometre | 0.2549 units per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.4186 units per square kilometre | 0.044 units per square kilometre | 0.3747 units per square kilometre | 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 square kilometre, Afghanistan or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Afghanistan, at 0.4539 units per square kilometre against 0.0612 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 0.3927 units per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre?
- Afghanistan ranks 26th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 24th 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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About this data
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.