Netherlands vs Sweden: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita
Netherlands
0.0146 units per person
in 2024
Sweden
0.0154 units per person
in 2024
Netherlands rank
36th
Sweden rank
33rd
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita over time
- Netherlands
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.0154 units per person against 0.0146 units per person in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0008 units per person.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Netherlands ranks 36th 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 | Netherlands | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0097 units per person | 0.0085 units per person | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.0048 units per person | 0.0187 units per person | 0.014 units per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.0072 units per person | 0.0113 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.0051 units per person | 0.0168 units per person | 0.0117 units per person | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.0105 units per person | 0.0223 units per person | 0.0118 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, Netherlands or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.0154 units per person against 0.0146 units per person in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita between Netherlands and Sweden?
- 0.0008 units per person, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sweden?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Netherlands and Sweden rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Netherlands ranks 36th 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.