Denmark vs Sweden: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita
Denmark
0.0164 units per person
in 2024
Sweden
0.0154 units per person
in 2024
Denmark rank
30th
Sweden rank
33rd
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.0164 units per person against 0.0154 units per person in Sweden, a difference of 0.001 units per person.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.
Denmark ranks 30th and Sweden ranks 33rd of 182 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0034 units per person | 0.003 units per person | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.0027 units per person | 0.0097 units per person | 0.007 units per person | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.0103 units per person | 0.0187 units per person | 0.0084 units per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.0093 units per person | 0.0113 units per person | 0.002 units per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.0043 units per person | 0.0168 units per person | 0.0125 units per person | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.0104 units per person | 0.0223 units per person | 0.0119 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, Denmark or Sweden?
- Denmark, at 0.0164 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 Denmark and Sweden?
- 0.001 units per person, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Denmark ranks 30th 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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About this data
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.