Estonia vs Latvia: First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons
Estonia
0.73
in 2025
Latvia
0.69
in 2025
Estonia rank
16th
Latvia rank
18th
First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons over time
- Estonia
- Latvia
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 0.73 against 0.69 in Latvia, a difference of 0.04.
That makes Estonia's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Latvia ahead.
Estonia ranks 16th and Latvia ranks 18th of 32 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 0.088 | 0.125 | 0.037 | Latvia |
| 2020s | 1.15 | 0.4433 | 0.7083 | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons, Estonia or Latvia?
- Estonia, at 0.73 against 0.69 in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons between Estonia and Latvia?
- 0.04, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Latvia?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Latvia rank globally for first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons?
- Estonia ranks 16th and Latvia ranks 18th 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.