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

Afghanistan
0.4539 units per square kilometre
in 2023
World
0.0521 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
26th
World rank
28th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • World
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.4539 units per square kilometre against 0.0521 units per square kilometre in World, a difference of 0.4018 units per square kilometre.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 8.7 times World's.

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

Afghanistan ranks 26th and World ranks 28th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan World Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0367 units per square kilometre 0.0052 units per square kilometre 0.0315 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
2010s 0.2794 units per square kilometre 0.0149 units per square kilometre 0.2645 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
2020s 0.4186 units per square kilometre 0.04 units per square kilometre 0.3786 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 World?
Afghanistan, at 0.4539 units per square kilometre against 0.0521 units per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and World?
0.4018 units per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and World?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and World rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 26th and World ranks 28th 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.