Hong Kong, China vs Low & middle income: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre

Hong Kong, China
0.6505 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Low & middle income
0.0844 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
18th
Low & middle income rank
15th

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

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Low & middle income
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How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 0.6505 units per square kilometre against 0.0844 units per square kilometre in Low & middle income, a difference of 0.5661 units per square kilometre.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 7.7 times Low & middle income's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Low & middle income ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 18th and Low & middle income ranks 15th of 197 countries.

Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Low & middle income Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0239 units per square kilometre 0.0085 units per square kilometre 0.0154 units per square kilometre Hong Kong, China
2010s 0.0743 units per square kilometre 0.0243 units per square kilometre 0.0499 units per square kilometre Hong Kong, China
2020s 0.7074 units per square kilometre 0.0652 units per square kilometre 0.6422 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 Low & middle income?
Hong Kong, China, at 0.6505 units per square kilometre against 0.0844 units per square kilometre in Low & middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre between Hong Kong, China and Low & middle income?
0.5661 units per square kilometre, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Low & middle income?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong, China and Low & middle income rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre?
Hong Kong, China ranks 18th and Low & middle income ranks 15th 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.