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

France
1.23 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Greece
1.49 units per square kilometre
in 2023
France rank
31st
Greece rank
29th

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

  • France
  • Greece
00.511.5196119922023

How they compare

Greece currently reports 1.49 units per square kilometre against 1.23 units per square kilometre in France, a difference of 0.26 units per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was France ahead.

France ranks 31st and Greece ranks 29th of 181 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade France Greece Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3606 units per square kilometre 0.0884 units per square kilometre 0.2722 units per square kilometre France
1970s 0.222 units per square kilometre 0.0204 units per square kilometre 0.2015 units per square kilometre France
1980s 0.3028 units per square kilometre 0.0362 units per square kilometre 0.2666 units per square kilometre France
1990s 0.2985 units per square kilometre 0.0541 units per square kilometre 0.2444 units per square kilometre France
2000s 0.2727 units per square kilometre 0.0251 units per square kilometre 0.2476 units per square kilometre France
2010s 0.5204 units per square kilometre 0.2102 units per square kilometre 0.3101 units per square kilometre France
2020s 1.03 units per square kilometre 1.12 units per square kilometre 0.0903 units per square kilometre Greece

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, France or Greece?
Greece, at 1.49 units per square kilometre against 1.23 units per square kilometre in France as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square between France and Greece?
0.26 units per square kilometre, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Greece?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do France and Greece rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square?
France ranks 31st 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
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.