Ireland vs Spain: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita (capita)
Ireland
0.0061 units per person
in 2025
Spain
0.005 units per person
in 2025
Ireland rank
12th
Spain rank
13th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita (capita) over time
- Ireland
- Spain
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.0061 units per person against 0.005 units per person in Spain, a difference of 0.0011 units per person.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 12th and Spain ranks 13th of 179 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | Ireland |
| 2020s | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0036 units per person | 0 units per person | Ireland |
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, Ireland or Spain?
- Ireland, at 0.0061 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 Ireland and Spain?
- 0.0011 units per person, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Spain?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Spain rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Ireland ranks 12th 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.