Bangladesh vs South Asia: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre

Bangladesh
0.5837 units per square kilometre
in 2023
South Asia
0.076 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
21st
South Asia rank
18th

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

  • Bangladesh
  • South Asia
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How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 0.5837 units per square kilometre against 0.076 units per square kilometre in South Asia, a difference of 0.5077 units per square kilometre.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 7.7 times South Asia's.

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

Bangladesh ranks 21st and South Asia ranks 18th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh South Asia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0455 units per square kilometre 0.0067 units per square kilometre 0.0388 units per square kilometre Bangladesh
2010s 0.2386 units per square kilometre 0.0234 units per square kilometre 0.2152 units per square kilometre Bangladesh
2020s 0.5135 units per square kilometre 0.0577 units per square kilometre 0.4558 units per square kilometre Bangladesh

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, Bangladesh or South Asia?
Bangladesh, at 0.5837 units per square kilometre against 0.076 units per square kilometre in South Asia as of 2023.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre between Bangladesh and South Asia?
0.5077 units per square kilometre, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and South Asia?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and South Asia rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre?
Bangladesh ranks 21st and South Asia ranks 18th 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.