Spain vs Turkey: Annual number of objects launched into space
Spain
17 objects
in 2025
Turkey
20 objects
in 2025
Spain rank
10th
Turkey rank
8th
Annual number of objects launched into space over time
- Spain
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 20 objects against 17 objects in Spain, a difference of 3 objects.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 10th and Turkey ranks 8th of 50 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 objects | 1 objects | 1 objects | Spain |
| 2010s | 2 objects | 1 objects | 1 objects | Spain |
| 2020s | 11.6 objects | 7.8 objects | 3.8 objects | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual number of objects launched into space, Spain or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 20 objects against 17 objects in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual number of objects launched into space between Spain and Turkey?
- 3 objects, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Turkey?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2025.
- How do Spain and Turkey rank globally for annual number of objects launched into space?
- Spain ranks 10th and Turkey ranks 8th 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.