Finland vs Norway: First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons
Finland
0.35
in 2025
Norway
0.59
in 2025
Finland rank
22nd
Norway rank
19th
First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons over time
- Finland
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.59 against 0.35 in Finland, a difference of 0.24.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.7 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Norway ahead.
Finland ranks 22nd and Norway ranks 19th of 32 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.29 | 1.79 | 0.4963 | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.4867 | 0.6333 | 0.1467 | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons, Finland or Norway?
- Norway, at 0.59 against 0.35 in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons between Finland and Norway?
- 0.24, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Norway?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Norway rank globally for first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons?
- Finland ranks 22nd and Norway ranks 19th 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.