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

Portugal
0.0138 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Suriname
0.0163 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
91st
Suriname rank
88th

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

  • Portugal
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Suriname currently reports 0.0163 units per square kilometre against 0.0138 units per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 0.0025 units per square kilometre.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.2 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 91st and Suriname ranks 88th of 177 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Suriname Difference Ahead
2010s 0.0056 units per square kilometre 0.0027 units per square kilometre 0.0028 units per square kilometre Portugal
2020s 0.0151 units per square kilometre 0.0144 units per square kilometre 0.0007 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, Portugal or Suriname?
Suriname, at 0.0163 units per square kilometre against 0.0138 units per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre between Portugal and Suriname?
0.0025 units per square kilometre, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Suriname?
8 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Suriname rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
Portugal ranks 91st and Suriname ranks 88th 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.