Belgium vs Sweden: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita

Belgium
0.0155 units per person
in 2024
Sweden
0.0154 units per person
in 2024
Belgium rank
32nd
Sweden rank
33rd

Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita over time

  • Belgium
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0.0155 units per person against 0.0154 units per person in Sweden, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 32nd and Sweden ranks 33rd of 182 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0047 units per person 0.0029 units per person 0.0018 units per person Belgium
1970s 0.0023 units per person 0.0024 units per person 0.0002 units per person Sweden
1980s 0.0031 units per person 0.0097 units per person 0.0066 units per person Sweden
1990s 0.0025 units per person 0.0187 units per person 0.0162 units per person Sweden
2000s 0.0014 units per person 0.0113 units per person 0.0099 units per person Sweden
2010s 0.003 units per person 0.0168 units per person 0.0138 units per person Sweden
2020s 0.0109 units per person 0.0223 units per person 0.0114 units per person Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita, Belgium or Sweden?
Belgium, at 0.0155 units per person against 0.0154 units per person in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita between Belgium and Sweden?
0.0001 units per person, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sweden?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Sweden rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
Belgium ranks 32nd and Sweden ranks 33rd of 182 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
182 places, 7,300 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Refugee population by country or territory of asylum divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.