Sweden vs Syrian Arab Republic: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre

Sweden
0.0277 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Syrian Arab Republic
0.0265 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden rank
70th
Syrian Arab Republic rank
71st

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

  • Sweden
  • Syrian Arab Republic
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.0277 units per square kilometre against 0.0265 units per square kilometre in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 0.0012 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sweden ahead.

Sweden ranks 70th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 71st of 177 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 2 and Syrian Arab Republic in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sweden Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0561 units per square kilometre 0.0129 units per square kilometre 0.0433 units per square kilometre Sweden
2010s 0.1231 units per square kilometre 0.0426 units per square kilometre 0.0805 units per square kilometre Sweden
2020s 0.0358 units per square kilometre 0.038 units per square kilometre 0.0022 units per square kilometre Syrian Arab Republic

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, Sweden or Syrian Arab Republic?
Sweden, at 0.0277 units per square kilometre against 0.0265 units per square kilometre in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre between Sweden and Syrian Arab Republic?
0.0012 units per square kilometre, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Syrian Arab Republic?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Sweden and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
Sweden ranks 70th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 71st 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.