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

Rwanda
0.5132 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
0.478 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda rank
14th
Switzerland rank
16th

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

  • Rwanda
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 0.5132 units per square kilometre against 0.478 units per square kilometre in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0352 units per square kilometre.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.

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

Rwanda ranks 14th 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 Rwanda Switzerland Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0845 units per square kilometre 0.4962 units per square kilometre 0.4117 units per square kilometre Switzerland
2010s 0.019 units per square kilometre 0.5252 units per square kilometre 0.5062 units per square kilometre Switzerland
2020s 0.1418 units per square kilometre 0.3002 units per square kilometre 0.1584 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, Rwanda or Switzerland?
Rwanda, at 0.5132 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 Rwanda and Switzerland?
0.0352 units per square kilometre, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Switzerland?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Rwanda and Switzerland rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
Rwanda ranks 14th 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.