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
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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About this data
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.