Spain vs United States: Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled
Spain
429,333 people
in 2024
United States
435,333 people
in 2024
Spain rank
19th
United States rank
18th
Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled over time
- Spain
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 435,333 people against 429,333 people in Spain, a difference of 6,000 people.
Across all 68 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Spain ranks 19th and United States ranks 18th of 183 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2,000 people | 462,500 people | 460,500 people | United States |
| 1960s | 12,667 people | 498,667 people | 486,000 people | United States |
| 1970s | 24,000 people | 580,270 people | 556,270 people | United States |
| 1980s | 14,617 people | 489,019 people | 474,402 people | United States |
| 1990s | 5,634 people | 566,199 people | 560,566 people | United States |
| 2000s | 5,656 people | 444,134 people | 438,478 people | United States |
| 2010s | 13,813 people | 281,038 people | 267,225 people | United States |
| 2020s | 271,137 people | 377,524 people | 106,386 people | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled, Spain or United States?
- United States, at 435,333 people against 429,333 people in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled between Spain and United States?
- 6,000 people, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United States?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Spain and United States rank globally for refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled?
- Spain ranks 19th and United States ranks 18th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Refugees by country of asylum with 169 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.