European Union vs Malta: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre

European Union
0.2652 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta
2.55 units per square kilometre
in 2023
European Union rank
2nd
Malta rank
5th

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

  • European Union
  • Malta
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 2.55 units per square kilometre against 0.2652 units per square kilometre in European Union, a difference of 2.28 units per square kilometre.

That makes Malta's figure about 9.6 times European Union's.

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

European Union ranks 2nd and Malta ranks 5th of 2 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade European Union Malta Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0664 units per square kilometre 1.42 units per square kilometre 1.35 units per square kilometre Malta
2010s 0.1577 units per square kilometre 4.03 units per square kilometre 3.87 units per square kilometre Malta
2020s 0.203 units per square kilometre 8.29 units per square kilometre 8.08 units per square kilometre Malta

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, European Union or Malta?
Malta, at 2.55 units per square kilometre against 0.2652 units per square kilometre in European Union as of 2023.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre between European Union and Malta?
2.28 units per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Malta?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do European Union and Malta rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
European Union ranks 2nd and Malta ranks 5th of 2 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.