Italy vs Switzerland: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre

Italy
0.4968 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
0.478 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy rank
15th
Switzerland rank
16th

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

  • Italy
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.4968 units per square kilometre against 0.478 units per square kilometre in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0188 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Switzerland ahead.

Italy ranks 15th and Switzerland ranks 16th of 177 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Switzerland Difference Ahead
2000s 0.002 units per square kilometre 0.4962 units per square kilometre 0.4942 units per square kilometre Switzerland
2010s 0.1997 units per square kilometre 0.5252 units per square kilometre 0.3255 units per square kilometre Switzerland
2020s 0.2812 units per square kilometre 0.3002 units per square kilometre 0.019 units per square kilometre Switzerland

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, Italy or Switzerland?
Italy, at 0.4968 units per square kilometre against 0.478 units per square kilometre in Switzerland as of 2023.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre between Italy and Switzerland?
0.0188 units per square kilometre, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Switzerland?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Italy and Switzerland rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
Italy ranks 15th and Switzerland ranks 16th 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.