Germany vs Netherlands: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre

Germany
1.03 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Netherlands
1.3 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Germany rank
10th
Netherlands rank
8th

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

  • Germany
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 1.3 units per square kilometre against 1.03 units per square kilometre in Germany, a difference of 0.27 units per square kilometre.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.3 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Netherlands ahead.

Germany ranks 10th and Netherlands ranks 8th of 177 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Netherlands Difference Ahead
2000s 0.2191 units per square kilometre 1.05 units per square kilometre 0.8283 units per square kilometre Netherlands
2010s 0.7668 units per square kilometre 0.3351 units per square kilometre 0.4317 units per square kilometre Germany
2020s 0.8011 units per square kilometre 0.7759 units per square kilometre 0.0252 units per square kilometre Germany

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, Germany or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 1.3 units per square kilometre against 1.03 units per square kilometre in Germany as of 2023.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre between Germany and Netherlands?
0.27 units per square kilometre, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Netherlands?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Germany and Netherlands rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
Germany ranks 10th and Netherlands ranks 8th 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.