Belgium vs Netherlands: Refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square

Belgium
0.0017 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Netherlands
0.002 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Belgium rank
139th
Netherlands rank
136th

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

  • Belgium
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 0.002 units per square kilometre against 0.0017 units per square kilometre in Belgium, a difference of 0.0003 units per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 139th and Netherlands ranks 136th of 196 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Netherlands Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0015 units per square kilometre 0.0014 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre Belgium
2010s 0.0022 units per square kilometre 0.0016 units per square kilometre 0.0006 units per square kilometre Belgium
2020s 0.0011 units per square kilometre 0.0017 units per square kilometre 0.0006 units per square kilometre Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square, Belgium or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 0.002 units per square kilometre against 0.0017 units per square kilometre in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square between Belgium and Netherlands?
0.0003 units per square kilometre, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square?
Belgium ranks 139th and Netherlands ranks 136th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Refugee population by country or territory of origin, 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 origin, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
196 places, 6,729 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Refugee population by country or territory of origin 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.