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

Jamaica
0.6523 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.0766 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Jamaica rank
16th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
17th

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

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

Jamaica currently reports 0.6523 units per square kilometre against 0.0766 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 0.5757 units per square kilometre.

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

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

Jamaica ranks 16th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 17th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0314 units per square kilometre 0.0076 units per square kilometre 0.0238 units per square kilometre Jamaica
2010s 0.0882 units per square kilometre 0.0472 units per square kilometre 0.041 units per square kilometre Jamaica
2020s 0.3374 units per square kilometre 0.0727 units per square kilometre 0.2647 units per square kilometre Jamaica

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, Jamaica or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Jamaica, at 0.6523 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 Jamaica and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
0.5757 units per square kilometre, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre?
Jamaica ranks 16th 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.