Estonia vs Latvia: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre

Estonia
0.0081 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Latvia
0.0089 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Estonia rank
103rd
Latvia rank
100th

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

  • Estonia
  • Latvia
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How they compare

Latvia currently reports 0.0089 units per square kilometre against 0.0081 units per square kilometre in Estonia, a difference of 0.0008 units per square kilometre.

That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Estonia's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Estonia ahead.

Estonia ranks 103rd and Latvia ranks 100th of 177 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Latvia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0002 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre Estonia
2010s 0.0007 units per square kilometre 0.0021 units per square kilometre 0.0014 units per square kilometre Latvia
2020s 0.0058 units per square kilometre 0.0044 units per square kilometre 0.0015 units per square kilometre Estonia

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, Estonia or Latvia?
Latvia, at 0.0089 units per square kilometre against 0.0081 units per square kilometre in Estonia as of 2023.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre between Estonia and Latvia?
0.0008 units per square kilometre, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Latvia?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Estonia and Latvia rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
Estonia ranks 103rd and Latvia ranks 100th 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.