Belgium vs Spain: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita

Belgium
0.0049 units per person
in 2025
Spain
0.005 units per person
in 2025
Belgium rank
15th
Spain rank
13th

Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita over time

  • Belgium
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.005 units per person against 0.0049 units per person in Belgium, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 15th and Spain ranks 13th of 179 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Spain Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0017 units per person 0.0001 units per person 0.0016 units per person Belgium
2010s 0.0016 units per person 0.0006 units per person 0.001 units per person Belgium
2020s 0.0036 units per person 0.0036 units per person 0 units per person Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita, Belgium or Spain?
Spain, at 0.005 units per person against 0.0049 units per person in Belgium as of 2025.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita between Belgium and Spain?
0.0001 units per person, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Spain?
17 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Spain rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
Belgium ranks 15th and Spain ranks 13th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
226 places, 5,379 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed

Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.