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

Burkina Faso
0.3305 units per square kilometre
in 2023
World
0.0521 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
31st
World rank
28th

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

  • Burkina Faso
  • World
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 0.3305 units per square kilometre against 0.0521 units per square kilometre in World, a difference of 0.2784 units per square kilometre.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 6.3 times World's.

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

Burkina Faso ranks 31st and World ranks 28th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso World Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0008 units per square kilometre 0.0052 units per square kilometre 0.0044 units per square kilometre World
2010s 0.0096 units per square kilometre 0.0149 units per square kilometre 0.0053 units per square kilometre World
2020s 0.1249 units per square kilometre 0.04 units per square kilometre 0.0849 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, Burkina Faso or World?
Burkina Faso, at 0.3305 units per square kilometre against 0.0521 units per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre between Burkina Faso and World?
0.2784 units per square kilometre, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and World?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and World rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre?
Burkina Faso ranks 31st and World ranks 28th 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.