Denmark vs Sweden: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre

Denmark
0.0004 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
0.0004 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Denmark rank
182nd
Sweden rank
181st

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

  • Denmark
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.0004 units per square kilometre against 0.0004 units per square kilometre in Denmark, a difference of 0 units per square kilometre.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 182nd and Sweden ranks 181st of 197 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Sweden Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre Denmark
2010s 0.0003 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0.0003 units per square kilometre Denmark
2020s 0.0006 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre 0.0004 units per square kilometre Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre, Denmark or Sweden?
Sweden, at 0.0004 units per square kilometre against 0.0004 units per square kilometre in Denmark as of 2023.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre between Denmark and Sweden?
0 units per square kilometre, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre?
Denmark ranks 182nd and Sweden ranks 181st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, 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 origin, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
244 places, 5,589 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed

Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 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.