Canada vs Spain: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita
Canada
0.0075 units per person
in 2025
Spain
0.005 units per person
in 2025
Canada rank
10th
Spain rank
13th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita over time
- Canada
- Spain
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.0075 units per person against 0.005 units per person in Spain, a difference of 0.0025 units per person.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.5 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 10th and Spain ranks 13th of 179 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.0044 units per person | 0.0036 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | Canada |
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, Canada or Spain?
- Canada, at 0.0075 units per person against 0.005 units per person in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita between Canada and Spain?
- 0.0025 units per person, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Spain?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Spain rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Canada ranks 10th 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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About this data
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.