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

Germany
7.42 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Netherlands
7.06 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Germany rank
7th
Netherlands rank
8th

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

  • Germany
  • Netherlands
02468196119922023

How they compare

Germany currently reports 7.42 units per square kilometre against 7.06 units per square kilometre in Netherlands, a difference of 0.36 units per square kilometre.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 7th and Netherlands ranks 8th of 181 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 5 and Netherlands in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Netherlands Difference Ahead
1960s 0.443 units per square kilometre 0.2649 units per square kilometre 0.1781 units per square kilometre Germany
1970s 0.3287 units per square kilometre 0.2492 units per square kilometre 0.0795 units per square kilometre Germany
1980s 0.972 units per square kilometre 0.4945 units per square kilometre 0.4775 units per square kilometre Germany
1990s 3.2 units per square kilometre 2.2 units per square kilometre 0.9959 units per square kilometre Germany
2000s 2.2 units per square kilometre 3.47 units per square kilometre 1.27 units per square kilometre Netherlands
2010s 1.81 units per square kilometre 2.58 units per square kilometre 0.7671 units per square kilometre Netherlands
2020s 5.11 units per square kilometre 4.98 units per square kilometre 0.1257 units per square kilometre Germany

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, Germany or Netherlands?
Germany, at 7.42 units per square kilometre against 7.06 units per square kilometre in Netherlands as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square between Germany and Netherlands?
0.36 units per square kilometre, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Netherlands?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Germany and Netherlands rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square?
Germany ranks 7th 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.