Spain vs World: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita (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 (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.