Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre was 0.0163 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea stood at 0.0163 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 88.1% on the previous year and up 661.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.0163 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.001 units per square kilometre, in 2006.
That places Equatorial Guinea 117th out of 197 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +74.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | -46.0% |
| 2007 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | +65.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | +125.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | -48.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | +110.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | -23.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | +35.0% |
| 2015 | 0.003 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0039 units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0063 units per square kilometre | +60.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0084 units per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0087 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0163 units per square kilometre | +88.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | 0.001 units per square kilometre | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | 0.0063 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0101 units per square kilometre | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | 0.0163 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 114 Angola 0.0183 units per square kilometre compare
- 115 Mauritania 0.0182 units per square kilometre compare
- 116 Malawi 0.0176 units per square kilometre compare
- 118 Philippines 0.0157 units per square kilometre compare
- 119 China 0.0146 units per square kilometre compare
- 120 Eswatini 0.0146 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Equatorial Guinea
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 424 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 424 (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -0.4695 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea was 0.0163 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0163 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 units per square kilometre in 2006.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 117th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 661.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.