Austria vs Switzerland: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre
Austria
0.461 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
0.478 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Austria rank
17th
Switzerland rank
16th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre over time
- Austria
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.478 units per square kilometre against 0.461 units per square kilometre in Austria, a difference of 0.017 units per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Switzerland ahead.
Austria ranks 17th and Switzerland ranks 16th of 177 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3839 units per square kilometre | 0.4962 units per square kilometre | 0.1123 units per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.4783 units per square kilometre | 0.5252 units per square kilometre | 0.0469 units per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.4232 units per square kilometre | 0.3002 units per square kilometre | 0.123 units per square kilometre | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre, Austria or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.478 units per square kilometre against 0.461 units per square kilometre in Austria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre between Austria and Switzerland?
- 0.017 units per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Switzerland?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Austria and Switzerland rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
- Austria ranks 17th and Switzerland ranks 16th of 177 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, 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 asylum 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.