Greece vs Spain: First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons
Greece
5.34 Number
in 2025
Spain
2.87 Number
in 2025
Greece rank
1st
Spain rank
4th
First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons over time
- Greece
- Spain
How they compare
Greece currently reports 5.34 Number against 2.87 Number in Spain, a difference of 2.47 Number.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.9 times Spain's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.
Greece ranks 1st and Spain ranks 4th of 32 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.03 Number | 0.5844 Number | 2.44 Number | Greece |
| 2020s | 4.34 Number | 2.53 Number | 1.81 Number | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons, Greece or Spain?
- Greece, at 5.34 Number against 2.87 Number in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons between Greece and Spain?
- 2.47 Number, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Spain?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Spain rank globally for first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons?
- Greece ranks 1st and Spain ranks 4th of 32 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.