Belgium vs Germany: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square

Belgium
5.5 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Germany
7.42 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Belgium rank
9th
Germany rank
7th

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

  • Belgium
  • Germany
02468196119922023

How they compare

Germany currently reports 7.42 units per square kilometre against 5.5 units per square kilometre in Belgium, a difference of 1.92 units per square kilometre.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.3 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Germany ahead.

Belgium ranks 9th and Germany ranks 7th of 181 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Germany Difference Ahead
2000s 0.501 units per square kilometre 2.2 units per square kilometre 1.7 units per square kilometre Germany
2010s 1.12 units per square kilometre 1.81 units per square kilometre 0.6914 units per square kilometre Germany
2020s 3.75 units per square kilometre 5.11 units per square kilometre 1.35 units per square kilometre Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square, Belgium or Germany?
Germany, at 7.42 units per square kilometre against 5.5 units per square kilometre in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square between Belgium and Germany?
1.92 units per square kilometre, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Germany?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Germany rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square?
Belgium ranks 9th and Germany ranks 7th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
181 places, 6,976 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 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.