Lesotho vs Switzerland: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre
Lesotho
0.0014 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
0.0011 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho rank
173rd
Switzerland rank
175th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre over time
- Lesotho
- Switzerland
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 0.0014 units per square kilometre against 0.0011 units per square kilometre in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0003 units per square kilometre.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.3 times Switzerland's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 173rd and Switzerland ranks 175th of 197 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.0121 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.012 units per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | Lesotho |
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, Lesotho or Switzerland?
- Lesotho, at 0.0014 units per square kilometre against 0.0011 units per square kilometre in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre between Lesotho and Switzerland?
- 0.0003 units per square kilometre, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Switzerland?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Switzerland rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre?
- Lesotho ranks 173rd and Switzerland ranks 175th 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.