Norway vs Spain: Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people
Norway
0.3945 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
Spain
0.3632 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
Norway rank
184th
Spain rank
185th
Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people over time
- Norway
- Spain
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.3945 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 0.3632 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Spain, a difference of 0.0313 people per 100,000 inhabitants.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Spain ahead.
Norway ranks 184th and Spain ranks 185th of 204 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.098 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 0.1079 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 0.0098 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.1826 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 0.1049 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 0.0777 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.1959 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 0.1668 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 0.0291 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people, Norway or Spain?
- Norway, at 0.3945 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 0.3632 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people between Norway and Spain?
- 0.0313 people per 100,000 inhabitants, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Spain?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Norway and Spain rank globally for refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people?
- Norway ranks 184th and Spain ranks 185th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNHCR (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
People who fled their country of origin and are in need of international protection. This data is given per 100,000 people in their country of origin.