Bulgaria vs Finland: First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons
Bulgaria
0.59 Number
in 2025
Finland
0.35 Number
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
23rd
Finland rank
26th
First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons over time
- Bulgaria
- Finland
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.59 Number against 0.35 Number in Finland, a difference of 0.24 Number.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.7 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Finland ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 23rd and Finland ranks 26th of 40 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Finland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.18 Number | 1.29 Number | 0.11 Number | Finland |
| 2020s | 1.88 Number | 0.4867 Number | 1.39 Number | 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 Finland?
- Bulgaria, at 0.59 Number against 0.35 Number in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons between Bulgaria and Finland?
- 0.24 Number, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Finland?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Finland rank globally for first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons?
- Bulgaria ranks 23rd and Finland ranks 26th of 40 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.