Africa Western and Central vs Burkina Faso: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre

Africa Western and Central
0.0494 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso
0.3305 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Africa Western and Central rank
29th
Burkina Faso rank
31st

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

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Burkina Faso
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 0.3305 units per square kilometre against 0.0494 units per square kilometre in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 0.2811 units per square kilometre.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 6.7 times Africa Western and Central's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Africa Western and Central ahead.

Africa Western and Central ranks 29th and Burkina Faso ranks 31st of 45 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Africa Western and Central averaged higher in 2 and Burkina Faso in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Burkina Faso Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0056 units per square kilometre 0.0008 units per square kilometre 0.0048 units per square kilometre Africa Western and Central
2010s 0.0189 units per square kilometre 0.0096 units per square kilometre 0.0093 units per square kilometre Africa Western and Central
2020s 0.0361 units per square kilometre 0.1249 units per square kilometre 0.0888 units per square kilometre Burkina Faso

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 Western and Central or Burkina Faso?
Burkina Faso, at 0.3305 units per square kilometre against 0.0494 units per square kilometre in Africa Western and Central as of 2023.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre between Africa Western and Central and Burkina Faso?
0.2811 units per square kilometre, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Burkina Faso?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Africa Western and Central and Burkina Faso rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre?
Africa Western and Central ranks 29th and Burkina Faso ranks 31st 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.