Iceland vs Sweden: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre

Iceland
0.0283 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
0.0277 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Iceland rank
68th
Sweden rank
70th

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

  • Iceland
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.0283 units per square kilometre against 0.0277 units per square kilometre in Sweden, a difference of 0.0006 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sweden ahead.

Iceland ranks 68th 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 Iceland Sweden Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0.0561 units per square kilometre 0.056 units per square kilometre Sweden
2010s 0.0022 units per square kilometre 0.1231 units per square kilometre 0.1209 units per square kilometre Sweden
2020s 0.0107 units per square kilometre 0.0358 units per square kilometre 0.0251 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, Iceland or Sweden?
Iceland, at 0.0283 units per square kilometre against 0.0277 units per square kilometre in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre between Iceland and Sweden?
0.0006 units per square kilometre, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Sweden?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Sweden rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
Iceland ranks 68th 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.