Denmark vs Greece: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square

Denmark
1.72 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Greece
1.49 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Denmark rank
27th
Greece rank
29th

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

  • Denmark
  • Greece
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 1.72 units per square kilometre against 1.49 units per square kilometre in Greece, a difference of 0.23 units per square kilometre.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.2 times Greece's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Greece ahead.

Denmark ranks 27th and Greece ranks 29th of 181 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 6 and Greece in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Greece Difference Ahead
1960s 0.055 units per square kilometre 0.1197 units per square kilometre 0.0647 units per square kilometre Greece
1970s 0.0657 units per square kilometre 0.0204 units per square kilometre 0.0452 units per square kilometre Denmark
1980s 0.3426 units per square kilometre 0.0362 units per square kilometre 0.3064 units per square kilometre Denmark
1990s 1.35 units per square kilometre 0.0541 units per square kilometre 1.29 units per square kilometre Denmark
2000s 1.26 units per square kilometre 0.0251 units per square kilometre 1.24 units per square kilometre Denmark
2010s 0.6116 units per square kilometre 0.2102 units per square kilometre 0.4014 units per square kilometre Denmark
2020s 1.31 units per square kilometre 1.12 units per square kilometre 0.1915 units per square kilometre Denmark

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, Denmark or Greece?
Denmark, at 1.72 units per square kilometre against 1.49 units per square kilometre in Greece as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square between Denmark and Greece?
0.23 units per square kilometre, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Greece?
57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Greece rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square?
Denmark ranks 27th and Greece ranks 29th 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
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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.