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

Belgium
5.5 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Netherlands
7.06 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Belgium rank
9th
Netherlands rank
8th

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

  • Belgium
  • Netherlands
02468196119922023

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 7.06 units per square kilometre against 5.5 units per square kilometre in Belgium, a difference of 1.56 units per square kilometre.

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

Across all 24 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 9th and Netherlands ranks 8th of 181 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Netherlands Difference Ahead
2000s 0.501 units per square kilometre 3.47 units per square kilometre 2.97 units per square kilometre Netherlands
2010s 1.12 units per square kilometre 2.58 units per square kilometre 1.46 units per square kilometre Netherlands
2020s 3.75 units per square kilometre 4.98 units per square kilometre 1.23 units per square kilometre Netherlands

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 Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 7.06 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 Netherlands?
1.56 units per square kilometre, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square?
Belgium ranks 9th and Netherlands ranks 8th 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.