Africa Eastern and Southern vs Hong Kong, China: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre

Africa Eastern and Southern
0.0685 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong, China
0.6505 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
21st
Hong Kong, China rank
18th

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

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Hong Kong, China
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How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 0.6505 units per square kilometre against 0.0685 units per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 0.582 units per square kilometre.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 9.5 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 21st and Hong Kong, China ranks 18th of 45 groups.

Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Hong Kong, China Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0122 units per square kilometre 0.0239 units per square kilometre 0.0117 units per square kilometre Hong Kong, China
2010s 0.0281 units per square kilometre 0.0743 units per square kilometre 0.0462 units per square kilometre Hong Kong, China
2020s 0.0488 units per square kilometre 0.7074 units per square kilometre 0.6586 units per square kilometre Hong Kong, China

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, Africa Eastern and Southern or Hong Kong, China?
Hong Kong, China, at 0.6505 units per square kilometre against 0.0685 units per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2023.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre between Africa Eastern and Southern and Hong Kong, China?
0.582 units per square kilometre, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Hong Kong, China?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Hong Kong, China rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 21st and Hong Kong, China ranks 18th of 45 groups.
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.