Canada vs Spain: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Canada
0.01 units per person
in 2025
Spain
0.0104 units per person
in 2025
Canada rank
46th
Spain rank
44th

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time

  • Canada
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.0104 units per person against 0.01 units per person in Canada, a difference of 0.0004 units per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 46th and Spain ranks 44th of 179 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 6 and Spain in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0008 units per person 0.0004 units per person 0.0004 units per person Canada
1970s 0.0011 units per person 0.0007 units per person 0.0004 units per person Canada
1980s 0.0042 units per person 0.0004 units per person 0.0038 units per person Canada
1990s 0.0053 units per person 0.0001 units per person 0.0052 units per person Canada
2000s 0.0046 units per person 0.0001 units per person 0.0045 units per person Canada
2010s 0.0038 units per person 0.0003 units per person 0.0035 units per person Canada
2020s 0.0051 units per person 0.0064 units per person 0.0013 units per person 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, Canada or Spain?
Spain, at 0.0104 units per person against 0.01 units per person in Canada as of 2025.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Canada and Spain?
0.0004 units per person, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Spain?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
How do Canada and Spain rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Canada ranks 46th and Spain ranks 44th 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, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
226 places, 10,431 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR 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.