Switzerland vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre

Switzerland
0.478 units per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.5711 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland rank
16th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
13th

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

  • Switzerland
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 0.5711 units per square kilometre against 0.478 units per square kilometre in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0931 units per square kilometre.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 1.2 times Switzerland's.

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

Switzerland ranks 16th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 13th of 177 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Switzerland averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Switzerland United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
2000s 0.4962 units per square kilometre 0.1091 units per square kilometre 0.3871 units per square kilometre Switzerland
2010s 0.5252 units per square kilometre 0.1442 units per square kilometre 0.381 units per square kilometre Switzerland
2020s 0.3002 units per square kilometre 0.5039 units per square kilometre 0.2036 units per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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, Switzerland or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 0.5711 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 Switzerland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.0931 units per square kilometre, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Switzerland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
Switzerland ranks 16th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 13th 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.