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
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.