Malta vs Norway: First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons
Malta
0.7
in 2025
Norway
0.59
in 2025
Malta rank
17th
Norway rank
19th
First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons over time
- Malta
- Norway
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.7 against 0.59 in Norway, a difference of 0.11.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.2 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 17th and Norway ranks 19th of 32 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.09 | 3.2 | 2.9 | Malta |
| 2010s | 4.16 | 1.79 | 2.37 | Malta |
| 2020s | 1.86 | 0.6333 | 1.23 | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons, Malta or Norway?
- Malta, at 0.7 against 0.59 in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons between Malta and Norway?
- 0.11, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Norway?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Norway rank globally for first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons?
- Malta ranks 17th 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.