Lebanon vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre

Lebanon
0.9573 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
0.0957 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Lebanon rank
12th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
11th

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

  • Lebanon
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 0.9573 units per square kilometre against 0.0957 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 0.8616 units per square kilometre.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 10.0 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

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

Lebanon ranks 12th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 11th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 0.208 units per square kilometre 0.0094 units per square kilometre 0.1986 units per square kilometre Lebanon
2010s 0.5013 units per square kilometre 0.0591 units per square kilometre 0.4422 units per square kilometre Lebanon
2020s 0.9022 units per square kilometre 0.0908 units per square kilometre 0.8114 units per square kilometre Lebanon

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, Lebanon or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Lebanon, at 0.9573 units per square kilometre against 0.0957 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre between Lebanon and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
0.8616 units per square kilometre, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Lebanon and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre?
Lebanon ranks 12th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 11th 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.