Bulgaria vs Estonia: First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons

Bulgaria
0.59
in 2025
Estonia
0.73
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
19th
Estonia rank
16th

First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Estonia
0123200820162025

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 0.73 against 0.59 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.14.

That makes Estonia's figure about 1.2 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 19th and Estonia ranks 16th of 32 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Estonia Difference Ahead
2010s 1.06 0.0956 0.9656 Bulgaria
2020s 1.88 1.15 0.7267 Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons, Bulgaria or Estonia?
Estonia, at 0.73 against 0.59 in Bulgaria as of 2025.
What is the difference in first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons between Bulgaria and Estonia?
0.14, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Estonia?
15 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Estonia rank globally for first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons?
Bulgaria ranks 19th and Estonia ranks 16th of 32 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
33 places, 525 data points, 2008–2025
Last refreshed