Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Sri Lanka: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.0203 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.2922 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
34th
Sri Lanka rank
33rd

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

  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.2922 units per square kilometre against 0.0203 units per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.2719 units per square kilometre.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 14.4 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

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

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 34th and Sri Lanka ranks 33rd of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0034 units per square kilometre 0.0856 units per square kilometre 0.0821 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2010s 0.0068 units per square kilometre 0.2344 units per square kilometre 0.2277 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2020s 0.0132 units per square kilometre 0.2446 units per square kilometre 0.2314 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka

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, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.2922 units per square kilometre against 0.0203 units per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Sri Lanka?
0.2719 units per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Sri Lanka?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Sri Lanka rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 34th and Sri Lanka ranks 33rd 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.