Mexico vs Nigeria: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre

Mexico
0.0804 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.0756 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Mexico rank
66th
Nigeria rank
68th

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

  • Mexico
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 0.0804 units per square kilometre against 0.0756 units per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0048 units per square kilometre.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 66th and Nigeria ranks 68th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Nigeria Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0097 units per square kilometre 0.0105 units per square kilometre 0.0008 units per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 0.023 units per square kilometre 0.0544 units per square kilometre 0.0313 units per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 0.0659 units per square kilometre 0.0847 units per square kilometre 0.0188 units per square kilometre Nigeria

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, Mexico or Nigeria?
Mexico, at 0.0804 units per square kilometre against 0.0756 units per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre between Mexico and Nigeria?
0.0048 units per square kilometre, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Nigeria?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Mexico and Nigeria rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre?
Mexico ranks 66th and Nigeria ranks 68th 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.