Bulgaria vs Malta: First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons
Bulgaria
0.59
in 2025
Malta
0.7
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
19th
Malta rank
17th
First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons over time
- Bulgaria
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.7 against 0.59 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.11.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.2 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Malta ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 19th and Malta ranks 17th of 32 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Malta in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.06 | 4.59 | 3.52 | Malta |
| 2020s | 1.88 | 1.86 | 0.0183 | 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 Malta?
- Malta, at 0.7 against 0.59 in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons between Bulgaria and Malta?
- 0.11, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Malta?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Malta rank globally for first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons?
- Bulgaria ranks 19th and Malta ranks 17th 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.