Belgium vs Netherlands: Decisions on asylum applications by citizenship (until 2007) - annual

Belgium
8,345 Person
in 2006
Netherlands
14,180 Person
in 2006
Belgium rank
10th
Netherlands rank
8th

Decisions on asylum applications by citizenship (until 2007) - annual over time

  • Belgium
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 14,180 Person against 8,345 Person in Belgium, a difference of 5,835 Person.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.7 times Belgium's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 10th and Netherlands ranks 8th of 34 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Netherlands Difference Ahead
1990s 23,875 Person 57,440 Person 33,565 Person Netherlands
2000s 20,732 Person 29,608 Person 8,875 Person Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher decisions on asylum applications by citizenship (until 2007) - annual, Belgium or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 14,180 Person against 8,345 Person in Belgium as of 2006.
What is the difference in decisions on asylum applications by citizenship (until 2007) - annual between Belgium and Netherlands?
5,835 Person, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
7 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2006.
How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for decisions on asylum applications by citizenship (until 2007) - annual?
Belgium ranks 10th and Netherlands ranks 8th of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Decisions on asylum applications by citizenship (until 2007) - annual data. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Decisions on asylum applications by citizenship (until 2007) - annual data
Unit
Person
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
34 places, 220 data points, 1999–2007
Last refreshed