Bangladesh vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre
Bangladesh
0.5837 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0612 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
21st
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
24th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre over time
- Bangladesh
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 0.5837 units per square kilometre against 0.0612 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.5225 units per square kilometre.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 9.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 21st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 24th of 197 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0455 units per square kilometre | 0.0094 units per square kilometre | 0.0361 units per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 0.2386 units per square kilometre | 0.0245 units per square kilometre | 0.2142 units per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 0.5135 units per square kilometre | 0.044 units per square kilometre | 0.4695 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Bangladesh, at 0.5837 units per square kilometre against 0.0612 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre between Bangladesh and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.5225 units per square kilometre, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre?
- Bangladesh ranks 21st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 24th 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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About this data
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.