Belgium vs World: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita (capita)
Belgium
0.0049 units per person
in 2025
World
0.0011 units per person
in 2025
Belgium rank
15th
World rank
16th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita (capita) over time
- Belgium
- World
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.0049 units per person against 0.0011 units per person in World, a difference of 0.0038 units per person.
That makes Belgium's figure about 4.5 times World's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 15th and World ranks 16th of 179 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.0036 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita, Belgium or World?
- Belgium, at 0.0049 units per person against 0.0011 units per person in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita between Belgium and World?
- 0.0038 units per person, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and World?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and World rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Belgium ranks 15th and World ranks 16th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita. 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 asylum divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.