Bulgaria vs Spain: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square

Bulgaria
0.8992 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
0.7719 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
37th
Spain rank
40th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Spain
00.511.5196119922023

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.8992 units per square kilometre against 0.7719 units per square kilometre in Spain, a difference of 0.1273 units per square kilometre.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Spain ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 37th and Spain ranks 40th of 181 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Spain Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0064 units per square kilometre 0.011 units per square kilometre 0.0047 units per square kilometre Spain
2000s 0.0376 units per square kilometre 0.0113 units per square kilometre 0.0263 units per square kilometre Bulgaria
2010s 0.113 units per square kilometre 0.0276 units per square kilometre 0.0853 units per square kilometre Bulgaria
2020s 0.732 units per square kilometre 0.4635 units per square kilometre 0.2685 units per square kilometre Bulgaria

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, Bulgaria or Spain?
Bulgaria, at 0.8992 units per square kilometre against 0.7719 units per square kilometre in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square between Bulgaria and Spain?
0.1273 units per square kilometre, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Spain?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Spain rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square?
Bulgaria ranks 37th and Spain ranks 40th 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.