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

France
1.23 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy
1.01 units per square kilometre
in 2023
France rank
31st
Italy rank
33rd

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

  • France
  • Italy
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How they compare

France currently reports 1.23 units per square kilometre against 1.01 units per square kilometre in Italy, a difference of 0.22 units per square kilometre.

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

Across all 63 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 31st and Italy ranks 33rd of 181 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Italy Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3606 units per square kilometre 0.0478 units per square kilometre 0.3129 units per square kilometre France
1970s 0.222 units per square kilometre 0.0426 units per square kilometre 0.1794 units per square kilometre France
1980s 0.3028 units per square kilometre 0.0707 units per square kilometre 0.232 units per square kilometre France
1990s 0.2985 units per square kilometre 0.1259 units per square kilometre 0.1726 units per square kilometre France
2000s 0.2727 units per square kilometre 0.0817 units per square kilometre 0.191 units per square kilometre France
2010s 0.5204 units per square kilometre 0.3986 units per square kilometre 0.1218 units per square kilometre France
2020s 1.03 units per square kilometre 0.7333 units per square kilometre 0.2934 units per square kilometre France

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 Italy?
France, at 1.23 units per square kilometre against 1.01 units per square kilometre in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square between France and Italy?
0.22 units per square kilometre, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Italy?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do France and Italy rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square?
France ranks 31st and Italy ranks 33rd 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.