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

Africa Western and Central
0.0494 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq
0.4427 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Africa Western and Central rank
29th
Iraq rank
27th

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

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Iraq
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 0.4427 units per square kilometre against 0.0494 units per square kilometre in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 0.3933 units per square kilometre.

That makes Iraq's figure about 9.0 times Africa Western and Central's.

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

Africa Western and Central ranks 29th and Iraq ranks 27th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Iraq Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0056 units per square kilometre 0.0743 units per square kilometre 0.0687 units per square kilometre Iraq
2010s 0.0189 units per square kilometre 0.3624 units per square kilometre 0.3435 units per square kilometre Iraq
2020s 0.0361 units per square kilometre 0.546 units per square kilometre 0.51 units per square kilometre Iraq

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 Iraq?
Iraq, at 0.4427 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 Iraq?
0.3933 units per square kilometre, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Iraq?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Africa Western and Central and Iraq rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre?
Africa Western and Central ranks 29th and Iraq ranks 27th 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.