Lithuania vs Portugal: First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons
Lithuania
0.11
in 2025
Portugal
0.15
in 2025
Lithuania rank
28th
Portugal rank
27th
First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons over time
- Lithuania
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.15 against 0.11 in Lithuania, a difference of 0.04.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.4 times Lithuania's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Lithuania ahead.
Lithuania ranks 28th and Portugal ranks 27th of 32 countries.
Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.07 | 0.01 | 0.06 | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 0.142 | 0.07 | 0.072 | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 0.365 | 0.1733 | 0.1917 | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons, Lithuania or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.15 against 0.11 in Lithuania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons between Lithuania and Portugal?
- 0.04, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Portugal?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2025.
- How do Lithuania and Portugal rank globally for first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons?
- Lithuania ranks 28th and Portugal ranks 27th 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.