Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Switzerland: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
0.0387 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
0.478 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
18th
Switzerland rank
16th

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

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.478 units per square kilometre against 0.0387 units per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 0.4393 units per square kilometre.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 12.3 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 18th and Switzerland ranks 16th of 45 groups.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Switzerland Difference Ahead
2000s 0.002 units per square kilometre 0.4962 units per square kilometre 0.4942 units per square kilometre Switzerland
2010s 0.0287 units per square kilometre 0.5252 units per square kilometre 0.4965 units per square kilometre Switzerland
2020s 0.0488 units per square kilometre 0.3002 units per square kilometre 0.2514 units per square kilometre Switzerland

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, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 0.478 units per square kilometre against 0.0387 units per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Switzerland?
0.4393 units per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Switzerland?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Switzerland rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 18th and Switzerland ranks 16th of 45 groups.
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.