Spain vs United States: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
Spain
511,079
in 2025
United States
457,647
in 2025
Spain rank
17th
United States rank
19th
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- Spain
- United States
How they compare
Spain currently reports 511,079 against 457,647 in United States, a difference of 53,432.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.
Spain ranks 17th and United States ranks 19th of 179 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12,667 | 498,667 | 486,000 | United States |
| 1970s | 24,000 | 580,270 | 556,270 | United States |
| 1980s | 14,617 | 489,019 | 474,402 | United States |
| 1990s | 5,634 | 566,199 | 560,566 | United States |
| 2000s | 5,656 | 444,134 | 438,478 | United States |
| 2010s | 13,813 | 281,038 | 267,225 | United States |
| 2020s | 311,128 | 390,878 | 79,750 | United States |
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, Spain or United States?
- Spain, at 511,079 against 457,647 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Spain and United States?
- 53,432, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United States?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Spain and United States rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Spain ranks 17th and United States ranks 19th 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.