Malta vs Spain: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate
Malta
-5.44 % change on previous year
in 2025
Spain
-5.78 % change on previous year
in 2025
Malta rank
102nd
Spain rank
103rd
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate over time
- Malta
- Spain
How they compare
Malta currently reports -5.44 % change on previous year against -5.78 % change on previous year in Spain, a difference of 0.34 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Spain ahead.
Malta ranks 102nd and Spain ranks 103rd of 166 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 34.28 % change on previous year | 51.19 % change on previous year | 16.91 % change on previous year | Spain |
| 2020s | -4.77 % change on previous year | 13.83 % change on previous year | 18.6 % change on previous year | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate, Malta or Spain?
- Malta, at -5.44 % change on previous year against -5.78 % change on previous year in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate between Malta and Spain?
- 0.34 % change on previous year, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Spain?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Spain rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate?
- Malta ranks 102nd and Spain ranks 103rd of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.