Lebanon vs Spain: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
Lebanon
535,168
in 2025
Spain
511,079
in 2025
Lebanon rank
16th
Spain rank
17th
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- Lebanon
- Spain
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 535,168 against 511,079 in Spain, a difference of 24,089.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Spain ahead.
Lebanon ranks 16th and Spain ranks 17th of 179 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,388 | 18,000 | 15,612 | Spain |
| 1970s | 141,812 | 24,000 | 117,812 | Lebanon |
| 1980s | 4,232 | 14,617 | 10,385 | Spain |
| 1990s | 3,152 | 5,634 | 2,481 | Spain |
| 2000s | 18,497 | 5,656 | 12,841 | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 710,997 | 13,813 | 697,184 | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 769,566 | 311,128 | 458,438 | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of, Lebanon or Spain?
- Lebanon, at 535,168 against 511,079 in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Lebanon and Spain?
- 24,089, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Spain?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2025.
- How do Lebanon and Spain rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Lebanon ranks 16th and Spain ranks 17th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum with 148 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.