Ireland vs Spain: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre

Ireland
0.0032 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
0.0026 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland rank
156th
Spain rank
158th

Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre over time

  • Ireland
  • Spain
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 0.0032 units per square kilometre against 0.0026 units per square kilometre in Spain, a difference of 0.0006 units per square kilometre.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Spain ahead.

Ireland ranks 156th and Spain ranks 158th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Spain Difference Ahead
2000s 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre Spain
2010s 0.0006 units per square kilometre 0.0003 units per square kilometre 0.0003 units per square kilometre Ireland
2020s 0.0023 units per square kilometre 0.0012 units per square kilometre 0.0011 units per square kilometre Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre, Ireland or Spain?
Ireland, at 0.0032 units per square kilometre against 0.0026 units per square kilometre in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre between Ireland and Spain?
0.0006 units per square kilometre, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Spain?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Spain rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre?
Ireland ranks 156th and Spain ranks 158th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre. 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 origin, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
244 places, 5,589 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed

Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.