Papua New Guinea vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre

Papua New Guinea
0.0016 units per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.0016 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
170th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
168th

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
00.0010.0010.002200020112023

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 0.0016 units per square kilometre against 0.0016 units per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 170th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 168th of 197 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
2000s 0 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 0.0005 units per square kilometre 0.0004 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.0014 units per square kilometre 0.0013 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre Papua New Guinea

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, Papua New Guinea or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 0.0016 units per square kilometre against 0.0016 units per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre between Papua New Guinea and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0 units per square kilometre, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre?
Papua New Guinea ranks 170th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 168th 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.