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

Greece
1.49 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland
1.65 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Greece rank
29th
Ireland rank
28th

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

  • Greece
  • Ireland
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 1.65 units per square kilometre against 1.49 units per square kilometre in Greece, a difference of 0.16 units per square kilometre.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 29th and Ireland ranks 28th of 181 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 4 and Ireland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Ireland Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0415 units per square kilometre 0.0076 units per square kilometre 0.0339 units per square kilometre Greece
1990s 0.0541 units per square kilometre 0.0087 units per square kilometre 0.0454 units per square kilometre Greece
2000s 0.0251 units per square kilometre 0.0981 units per square kilometre 0.073 units per square kilometre Ireland
2010s 0.2102 units per square kilometre 0.098 units per square kilometre 0.1123 units per square kilometre Greece
2020s 1.12 units per square kilometre 0.7757 units per square kilometre 0.3412 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, Greece or Ireland?
Ireland, at 1.65 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 Greece and Ireland?
0.16 units per square kilometre, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Ireland?
40 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2023.
How do Greece and Ireland rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square?
Greece ranks 29th and Ireland ranks 28th 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.