Iceland vs New Zealand: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre

Iceland
0 units per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand
0.0001 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Iceland rank
190th
New Zealand rank
188th

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

  • Iceland
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.0001 units per square kilometre against 0 units per square kilometre in Iceland, a difference of 0.0001 units per square kilometre.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 2.1 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2002 it was New Zealand ahead.

Iceland ranks 190th and New Zealand ranks 188th of 197 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland New Zealand Difference Ahead
2000s 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre New Zealand
2010s 0 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre New Zealand
2020s 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre New Zealand

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, Iceland or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 0.0001 units per square kilometre against 0 units per square kilometre in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre between Iceland and New Zealand?
0.0001 units per square kilometre, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and New Zealand?
20 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Iceland and New Zealand rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre?
Iceland ranks 190th and New Zealand ranks 188th 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.