Luxembourg vs Spain: Annual number of objects launched into space
Luxembourg
14 objects
in 2025
Spain
17 objects
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
12th
Spain rank
10th
Annual number of objects launched into space over time
- Luxembourg
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 17 objects against 14 objects in Luxembourg, a difference of 3 objects.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Luxembourg's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Spain ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 12th and Spain ranks 10th of 50 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 objects | 1 objects | 0 objects | — |
| 2000s | 1.67 objects | 1 objects | 0.6667 objects | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 3.33 objects | 2 objects | 1.33 objects | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 11.67 objects | 10.17 objects | 1.5 objects | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual number of objects launched into space, Luxembourg or Spain?
- Spain, at 17 objects against 14 objects in Luxembourg as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual number of objects launched into space between Luxembourg and Spain?
- 3 objects, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Spain?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
- How do Luxembourg and Spain rank globally for annual number of objects launched into space?
- Luxembourg ranks 12th and Spain ranks 10th of 50 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual number of objects launched into space. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual number of satellites, probes, landers, crewed spacecrafts, and space station flight elements, launched into Earth orbit or beyond.