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
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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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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.