Libya vs Spain: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
Libya
552,523
in 2025
Spain
511,079
in 2025
Libya rank
15th
Spain rank
17th
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- Libya
- Spain
How they compare
Libya currently reports 552,523 against 511,079 in Spain, a difference of 41,444.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Spain ahead.
Libya ranks 15th and Spain ranks 17th of 179 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,352 | 5,713 | 639.43 | Libya |
| 2000s | 9,366 | 5,656 | 3,710 | Libya |
| 2010s | 12,013 | 13,813 | 1,800 | Spain |
| 2020s | 127,366 | 311,128 | 183,762 | Spain |
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, Libya or Spain?
- Libya, at 552,523 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 Libya and Spain?
- 41,444, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Spain?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
- How do Libya and Spain rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Libya ranks 15th 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.