France vs Switzerland: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre

France
0.0009 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
0.0011 units per square kilometre
in 2023
France rank
176th
Switzerland rank
175th

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

  • France
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.0011 units per square kilometre against 0.0009 units per square kilometre in France, a difference of 0.0002 units per square kilometre.

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

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

France ranks 176th and Switzerland ranks 175th of 197 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Switzerland Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre France
2010s 0.0002 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre France
2020s 0.0006 units per square kilometre 0.0007 units per square kilometre 0.0001 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 origin, per square kilometre, France or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 0.0011 units per square kilometre against 0.0009 units per square kilometre in France as of 2023.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre between France and Switzerland?
0.0002 units per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Switzerland?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do France and Switzerland rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre?
France ranks 176th and Switzerland ranks 175th 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.