How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sri Lanka?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

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.

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

Somalia

0.2857 units per square kilometre

in 2023

Sri Lanka

0.2922 units per square kilometre

in 2023

Somalia rank

34th

Sri Lanka rank

33rd

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

Somalia
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.2922 units per square kilometre against 0.2857 units per square kilometre in Somalia, a difference of 0.0065 units per square kilometre.

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

Somalia ranks 34th 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	Somalia	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.0299 units per square kilometre	0.0856 units per square kilometre	0.0556 units per square kilometre	Sri Lanka
2010s	0.0728 units per square kilometre	0.2344 units per square kilometre	0.1616 units per square kilometre	Sri Lanka
2020s	0.1393 units per square kilometre	0.2446 units per square kilometre	0.1053 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, Somalia or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 0.2922 units per square kilometre against 0.2857 units per square kilometre in Somalia as of 2023.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre between Somalia and Sri Lanka?: 0.0065 units per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sri Lanka?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Somalia and Sri Lanka rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre?: Somalia ranks 34th 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: 25 August 2026

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.