Jamaica vs South Asia: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre
Jamaica
0.6523 units per square kilometre
in 2023
South Asia
0.076 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Jamaica rank
16th
South Asia rank
18th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre over time
- Jamaica
- South Asia
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 0.6523 units per square kilometre against 0.076 units per square kilometre in South Asia, a difference of 0.5763 units per square kilometre.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 8.6 times South Asia's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 16th and South Asia ranks 18th of 197 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0314 units per square kilometre | 0.0067 units per square kilometre | 0.0246 units per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 0.0882 units per square kilometre | 0.0234 units per square kilometre | 0.0648 units per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 0.3374 units per square kilometre | 0.0577 units per square kilometre | 0.2797 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 South Asia?
- Jamaica, at 0.6523 units per square kilometre against 0.076 units per square kilometre in South Asia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre between Jamaica and South Asia?
- 0.5763 units per square kilometre, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and South Asia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and South Asia rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre?
- Jamaica ranks 16th and South Asia ranks 18th 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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About this data
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.