Jamaica vs Pacific island small states: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre

Jamaica
0.6523 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Pacific island small states
0.0938 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Jamaica rank
16th
Pacific island small states rank
13th

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

  • Jamaica
  • Pacific island small states
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How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 0.6523 units per square kilometre against 0.0938 units per square kilometre in Pacific island small states, a difference of 0.5585 units per square kilometre.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 7.0 times Pacific island small states's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Pacific island small states ahead.

Jamaica ranks 16th and Pacific island small states ranks 13th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Pacific island small states Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0314 units per square kilometre 0.0131 units per square kilometre 0.0183 units per square kilometre Jamaica
2010s 0.0882 units per square kilometre 0.0146 units per square kilometre 0.0736 units per square kilometre Jamaica
2020s 0.3374 units per square kilometre 0.0813 units per square kilometre 0.256 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 Pacific island small states?
Jamaica, at 0.6523 units per square kilometre against 0.0938 units per square kilometre in Pacific island small states as of 2023.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre between Jamaica and Pacific island small states?
0.5585 units per square kilometre, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Pacific island small states?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and Pacific island small states rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre?
Jamaica ranks 16th and Pacific island small states ranks 13th 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.