Spain vs World: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita
Spain
0.005 units per person
in 2025
World
0.0011 units per person
in 2025
Spain rank
13th
World rank
16th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita over time
- Spain
- World
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.005 units per person against 0.0011 units per person in World, a difference of 0.0039 units per person.
That makes Spain's figure about 4.6 times World's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2009 it was World ahead.
Spain ranks 13th and World ranks 16th of 179 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 2 and World in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | World |
| 2010s | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.0036 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0028 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, Spain or World?
- Spain, at 0.005 units per person against 0.0011 units per person in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita between Spain and World?
- 0.0039 units per person, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and World?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2025.
- How do Spain and World rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Spain ranks 13th and World ranks 16th 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.