Netherlands vs United Kingdom: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita (capita)
Netherlands
0.0027 units per person
in 2025
United Kingdom
0.0021 units per person
in 2025
Netherlands rank
26th
United Kingdom rank
29th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita (capita) over time
- Netherlands
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.0027 units per person against 0.0021 units per person in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0006 units per person.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.3 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 26th and United Kingdom ranks 29th of 179 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 0 units per person | Netherlands |
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, Netherlands or United Kingdom?
- Netherlands, at 0.0027 units per person against 0.0021 units per person in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita between Netherlands and United Kingdom?
- 0.0006 units per person, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and United Kingdom?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and United Kingdom rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Netherlands ranks 26th and United Kingdom ranks 29th 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.