Hong Kong vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre

Hong Kong
0.6505 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.0766 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
18th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
17th

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

  • Hong Kong
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 0.6505 units per square kilometre against 0.0766 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 0.5739 units per square kilometre.

That makes Hong Kong's figure about 8.5 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 18th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 17th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0239 units per square kilometre 0.0076 units per square kilometre 0.0163 units per square kilometre Hong Kong
2010s 0.0743 units per square kilometre 0.0472 units per square kilometre 0.0271 units per square kilometre Hong Kong
2020s 0.7074 units per square kilometre 0.0727 units per square kilometre 0.6347 units per square kilometre Hong Kong

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 or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Hong Kong, at 0.6505 units per square kilometre against 0.0766 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre between Hong Kong and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
0.5739 units per square kilometre, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre?
Hong Kong ranks 18th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 17th 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.