Malta vs Norway: First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons
Malta
0.7 Number
in 2025
Norway
0.59 Number
in 2025
Malta rank
20th
Norway rank
23rd
First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons over time
- Malta
- Norway
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.7 Number against 0.59 Number in Norway, a difference of 0.11 Number.
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 20th and Norway ranks 23rd of 40 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 Number | 3.2 Number | 2.9 Number | Malta |
| 2010s | 4.16 Number | 1.79 Number | 2.37 Number | Malta |
| 2020s | 1.86 Number | 0.6333 Number | 1.23 Number | 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 Number against 0.59 Number in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons between Malta and Norway?
- 0.11 Number, 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 20th and Norway ranks 23rd of 40 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.