Positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons by country
Countries reporting
40
Highest
2.58 Number
Greece
Lowest
0 Number
Hungary
Median
0.18 Number
Years covered
18
2008–2025
Data points
715
What the numbers show
Positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 2.58 Number in Greece; the lowest is 0 Number in Hungary.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.18 Number, and the mean is 0.4168 Number.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Spain (up 7,600.0%), and the largest decrease in Hungary (down 100.0%).
Positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece | 2.58 Number | 2025 | up 597.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Spain | 1.54 Number | 2025 | up 7,600.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Switzerland | 1.23 Number | 2025 | down 23.6% | rising |
| 4 | Austria | 1.19 Number | 2025 | down 32.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Germany | 1.05 Number | 2025 | down 39.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Luxembourg | 0.9 Number | 2025 | up 172.7% | volatile |
| 7 | France | 0.88 Number | 2025 | up 183.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Belgium | 0.75 Number | 2025 | down 19.4% | rising |
| 9 | Cyprus | 0.69 Number | 2025 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Ireland | 0.67 Number | 2025 | up 857.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Estonia | 0.55 Number | 2025 | up 816.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Estonia | 0.55 Number | 2025 | up 816.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Italy | 0.53 Number | 2025 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 14 | Netherlands | 0.41 Number | 2025 | down 57.7% | rising |
| 14 | Netherlands | 0.41 Number | 2025 | down 57.7% | rising |
| 14 | Montenegro | 0.41 Number | 2025 | up 1,950.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Finland | 0.37 Number | 2025 | up 19.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Iceland | 0.36 Number | 2025 | up 125.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Malta | 0.34 Number | 2025 | down 88.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Sweden | 0.21 Number | 2025 | down 93.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 0.15 Number | 2025 | down 81.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Norway | 0.12 Number | 2025 | down 90.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Poland | 0.1 Number | 2025 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Poland | 0.1 Number | 2025 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Latvia | 0.08 Number | 2025 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Latvia | 0.08 Number | 2025 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Liechtenstein | 0.07 Number | 2025 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Denmark | 0.07 Number | 2025 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Lithuania | 0.05 Number | 2025 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Lithuania | 0.05 Number | 2025 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Portugal | 0.04 Number | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Romania | 0.03 Number | 2025 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Slovenia | 0.03 Number | 2025 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Slovenia | 0.03 Number | 2025 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Slovakia | 0.01 Number | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 35 | Croatia | 0.01 Number | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 35 | Czechia | 0.01 Number | 2025 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Croatia | 0.01 Number | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 35 | Slovakia | 0.01 Number | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 40 | Hungary | 0 Number | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 0.72 Number