How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Somalia?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

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.

Burkina Faso vs Somalia: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre

Burkina Faso

0.3305 units per square kilometre

in 2023

Somalia

0.2857 units per square kilometre

in 2023

Burkina Faso rank

31st

Somalia rank

34th

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

Burkina Faso
Somalia

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 0.3305 units per square kilometre against 0.2857 units per square kilometre in Somalia, a difference of 0.0448 units per square kilometre.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.2 times Somalia's.

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

Burkina Faso ranks 31st and Somalia ranks 34th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.0008 units per square kilometre	0.0299 units per square kilometre	0.0291 units per square kilometre	Somalia
2010s	0.0096 units per square kilometre	0.0728 units per square kilometre	0.0632 units per square kilometre	Somalia
2020s	0.1249 units per square kilometre	0.1393 units per square kilometre	0.0144 units per square kilometre	Somalia

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, Burkina Faso or Somalia?: Burkina Faso, at 0.3305 units per square kilometre against 0.2857 units per square kilometre in Somalia as of 2023.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre between Burkina Faso and Somalia?: 0.0448 units per square kilometre, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Somalia?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Somalia rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre?: Burkina Faso ranks 31st and Somalia ranks 34th 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: 25 August 2026

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.