Australia vs Spain: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per)
Australia
0.1186 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Spain
0.1984 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Australia rank
208th
Spain rank
205th
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) over time
- Australia
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.1984 per 100,000 people against 0.1186 per 100,000 people in Australia, a difference of 0.0798 per 100,000 people.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.7 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Spain ahead.
Australia ranks 208th and Spain ranks 205th of 241 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1046 per 100,000 people | 0.6406 per 100,000 people | 0.5359 per 100,000 people | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.1077 per 100,000 people | 0.1031 per 100,000 people | 0.0046 per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.1031 per 100,000 people | 0.172 per 100,000 people | 0.0689 per 100,000 people | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin, Australia or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.1984 per 100,000 people against 0.1186 per 100,000 people in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin between Australia and Spain?
- 0.0798 per 100,000 people, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Spain?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Spain rank globally for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Australia ranks 208th and Spain ranks 205th of 241 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per 100,000 population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.