Greece vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square

Greece
1.49 units per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1.85 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Greece rank
29th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
26th

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

  • Greece
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
00.511.52196119922023

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 1.85 units per square kilometre against 1.49 units per square kilometre in Greece, a difference of 0.36 units per square kilometre.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 1.2 times Greece's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Greece ranks 29th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 26th of 181 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0884 units per square kilometre 0.6728 units per square kilometre 0.5844 units per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1970s 0.0204 units per square kilometre 0.6272 units per square kilometre 0.6068 units per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 0.0362 units per square kilometre 0.4682 units per square kilometre 0.4321 units per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 0.0541 units per square kilometre 0.3659 units per square kilometre 0.3118 units per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 0.0251 units per square kilometre 1.12 units per square kilometre 1.1 units per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 0.2102 units per square kilometre 0.5986 units per square kilometre 0.3884 units per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 1.12 units per square kilometre 1.08 units per square kilometre 0.035 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 1.85 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.36 units per square kilometre, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Greece and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per square?
Greece ranks 29th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 26th 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
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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.