Belgium vs Netherlands: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre

Belgium
1.46 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Netherlands
1.3 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Belgium rank
6th
Netherlands rank
8th

Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre over time

  • Belgium
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 1.46 units per square kilometre against 1.3 units per square kilometre in Netherlands, a difference of 0.16 units per square kilometre.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Netherlands ahead.

Belgium ranks 6th and Netherlands ranks 8th of 177 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Netherlands Difference Ahead
2000s 0.6419 units per square kilometre 1.05 units per square kilometre 0.4055 units per square kilometre Netherlands
2010s 0.6028 units per square kilometre 0.3351 units per square kilometre 0.2677 units per square kilometre Belgium
2020s 1.19 units per square kilometre 0.7759 units per square kilometre 0.4102 units per square kilometre 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 square kilometre, Belgium or Netherlands?
Belgium, at 1.46 units per square kilometre against 1.3 units per square kilometre in Netherlands as of 2023.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre between Belgium and Netherlands?
0.16 units per square kilometre, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
Belgium ranks 6th and Netherlands ranks 8th 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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Indicator
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
224 places, 4,911 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed

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.