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

Afghanistan
0.4539 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0612 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
26th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
24th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.4539 units per square kilometre against 0.0612 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.3927 units per square kilometre.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 7.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 26th and Sub-Saharan Africa 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 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?
Afghanistan, at 0.4539 units per square kilometre against 0.0612 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa 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?
0.3927 units per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 26th and Sub-Saharan Africa 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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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.