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

Spain
0.4088 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
0.478 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain rank
19th
Switzerland rank
16th

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

  • Spain
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.478 units per square kilometre against 0.4088 units per square kilometre in Spain, a difference of 0.0692 units per square kilometre.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Switzerland ahead.

Spain ranks 19th 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 Spain Switzerland Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0066 units per square kilometre 0.4334 units per square kilometre 0.4269 units per square kilometre Switzerland
2010s 0.0596 units per square kilometre 0.5252 units per square kilometre 0.4656 units per square kilometre Switzerland
2020s 0.2732 units per square kilometre 0.3002 units per square kilometre 0.027 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, Spain or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 0.478 units per square kilometre against 0.4088 units per square kilometre in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre between Spain and Switzerland?
0.0692 units per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Switzerland?
15 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.
How do Spain and Switzerland rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
Spain ranks 19th 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.