Norway vs Portugal: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre

Norway
0.0136 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
0.0138 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Norway rank
92nd
Portugal rank
91st

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

  • Norway
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.0138 units per square kilometre against 0.0136 units per square kilometre in Norway, a difference of 0.0002 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 92nd and Portugal ranks 91st of 177 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0455 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0.0454 units per square kilometre Norway
2010s 0.0235 units per square kilometre 0.0039 units per square kilometre 0.0196 units per square kilometre Norway
2020s 0.0073 units per square kilometre 0.0151 units per square kilometre 0.0079 units per square kilometre Portugal

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, Norway or Portugal?
Portugal, at 0.0138 units per square kilometre against 0.0136 units per square kilometre in Norway as of 2023.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre between Norway and Portugal?
0.0002 units per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Portugal?
15 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.
How do Norway and Portugal rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
Norway ranks 92nd and Portugal ranks 91st 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.