Hong Kong, China vs Jamaica: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre

Hong Kong, China
0.6505 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Jamaica
0.6523 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
18th
Jamaica rank
16th

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

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Jamaica
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How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 0.6523 units per square kilometre against 0.6505 units per square kilometre in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.0018 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Jamaica ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 18th and Jamaica ranks 16th of 197 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Jamaica Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0239 units per square kilometre 0.0314 units per square kilometre 0.0075 units per square kilometre Jamaica
2010s 0.0743 units per square kilometre 0.0882 units per square kilometre 0.0139 units per square kilometre Jamaica
2020s 0.7074 units per square kilometre 0.3374 units per square kilometre 0.37 units per square kilometre Hong Kong, China

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, Hong Kong, China or Jamaica?
Jamaica, at 0.6523 units per square kilometre against 0.6505 units per square kilometre in Hong Kong, China as of 2023.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre between Hong Kong, China and Jamaica?
0.0018 units per square kilometre, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Jamaica?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong, China and Jamaica rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre?
Hong Kong, China ranks 18th and Jamaica ranks 16th 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.