Germany vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre

Germany
1.03 units per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.5711 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Germany rank
10th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
13th

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

  • Germany
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 1.03 units per square kilometre against 0.5711 units per square kilometre in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0.4589 units per square kilometre.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.8 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Germany ranks 10th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 13th of 177 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
2000s 0.2191 units per square kilometre 0.1091 units per square kilometre 0.11 units per square kilometre Germany
2010s 0.7668 units per square kilometre 0.1442 units per square kilometre 0.6225 units per square kilometre Germany
2020s 0.8011 units per square kilometre 0.5039 units per square kilometre 0.2972 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Germany, at 1.03 units per square kilometre against 0.5711 units per square kilometre in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre between Germany and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.4589 units per square kilometre, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Germany and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
Germany ranks 10th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 13th 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.