France vs Spain: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita

France
0.0105 units per person
in 2024
Spain
0.0088 units per person
in 2024
France rank
42nd
Spain rank
45th

Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita over time

  • France
  • Spain
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How they compare

France currently reports 0.0105 units per person against 0.0088 units per person in Spain, a difference of 0.0017 units per person.

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

Across all 64 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 42nd and Spain ranks 45th of 182 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0039 units per person 0.0004 units per person 0.0035 units per person France
1970s 0.0022 units per person 0.0007 units per person 0.0015 units per person France
1980s 0.0029 units per person 0.0004 units per person 0.0025 units per person France
1990s 0.0027 units per person 0.0001 units per person 0.0026 units per person France
2000s 0.0023 units per person 0.0001 units per person 0.0022 units per person France
2010s 0.0042 units per person 0.0003 units per person 0.0039 units per person France
2020s 0.0086 units per person 0.0056 units per person 0.003 units per person France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita, France or Spain?
France, at 0.0105 units per person against 0.0088 units per person in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita between France and Spain?
0.0017 units per person, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Spain?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do France and Spain rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
France ranks 42nd and Spain ranks 45th of 182 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Refugee population 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
Refugee population 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
182 places, 7,300 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Refugee population 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.