South Africa vs Turkmenistan: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre
South Africa
0.0034 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Turkmenistan
0.0039 units per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa rank
152nd
Turkmenistan rank
149th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre over time
- South Africa
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 0.0039 units per square kilometre against 0.0034 units per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0005 units per square kilometre.
That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 152nd and Turkmenistan ranks 149th of 197 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 1 and Turkmenistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | 0.003 units per square kilometre | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | South Africa |
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, South Africa or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 0.0039 units per square kilometre against 0.0034 units per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre between South Africa and Turkmenistan?
- 0.0005 units per square kilometre, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Turkmenistan?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and Turkmenistan rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre?
- South Africa ranks 152nd and Turkmenistan ranks 149th 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.