Finland vs Sweden: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre
Finland
0.0244 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
0.0277 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Finland rank
73rd
Sweden rank
70th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre over time
- Finland
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.0277 units per square kilometre against 0.0244 units per square kilometre in Finland, a difference of 0.0033 units per square kilometre.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 73rd and Sweden ranks 70th of 177 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | 0.0561 units per square kilometre | 0.053 units per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.0178 units per square kilometre | 0.1231 units per square kilometre | 0.1054 units per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.0182 units per square kilometre | 0.0358 units per square kilometre | 0.0175 units per square kilometre | Sweden |
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, Finland or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.0277 units per square kilometre against 0.0244 units per square kilometre in Finland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre between Finland and Sweden?
- 0.0033 units per square kilometre, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Sweden rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
- Finland ranks 73rd and Sweden ranks 70th 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.