Greece vs Spain: First instance decisions on applications by type of decision
Greece
45,735 Person
in 2025
Spain
148,490 Person
in 2025
Greece rank
5th
Spain rank
3rd
First instance decisions on applications by type of decision over time
- Greece
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 148,490 Person against 45,735 Person in Greece, a difference of 102,755 Person.
That makes Spain's figure about 3.2 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 5th and Spain ranks 3rd of 42 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21,968 Person | 4,810 Person | 17,158 Person | Greece |
| 2010s | 16,037 Person | 11,028 Person | 5,009 Person | Greece |
| 2020s | 46,552 Person | 101,245 Person | 54,693 Person | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher first instance decisions on applications by type of decision, Greece or Spain?
- Spain, at 148,490 Person against 45,735 Person in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in first instance decisions on applications by type of decision between Greece and Spain?
- 102,755 Person, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Spain?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Spain rank globally for first instance decisions on applications by type of decision?
- Greece ranks 5th and Spain ranks 3rd of 42 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as First instance decisions on applications by type of decision, citizenship, age and sex - annual aggregated data. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.