Singapore vs Sri Lanka: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre

Singapore
0.3189 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.2922 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Singapore rank
32nd
Sri Lanka rank
33rd

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

  • Singapore
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Singapore currently reports 0.3189 units per square kilometre against 0.2922 units per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0267 units per square kilometre.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Singapore ranks 32nd and Sri Lanka ranks 33rd of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Singapore Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0238 units per square kilometre 0.0856 units per square kilometre 0.0618 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2010s 0.0589 units per square kilometre 0.2344 units per square kilometre 0.1755 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2020s 0.1811 units per square kilometre 0.2446 units per square kilometre 0.0635 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka

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, Singapore or Sri Lanka?
Singapore, at 0.3189 units per square kilometre against 0.2922 units per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre between Singapore and Sri Lanka?
0.0267 units per square kilometre, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Sri Lanka?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Singapore and Sri Lanka rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre?
Singapore ranks 32nd and Sri Lanka ranks 33rd 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.