Norway vs Spain: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per)
Norway
0.1778 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Spain
0.1984 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Norway rank
206th
Spain rank
205th
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) over time
- Norway
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.1984 per 100,000 people against 0.1778 per 100,000 people in Norway, a difference of 0.0206 per 100,000 people.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Spain ahead.
Norway ranks 206th and Spain ranks 205th of 241 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 | 0.0586 per 100,000 people | 0.6406 per 100,000 people | 0.582 per 100,000 people | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.1635 per 100,000 people | 0.1031 per 100,000 people | 0.0605 per 100,000 people | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.1921 per 100,000 people | 0.172 per 100,000 people | 0.0201 per 100,000 people | Norway |
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, Norway or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.1984 per 100,000 people against 0.1778 per 100,000 people in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin between Norway and Spain?
- 0.0206 per 100,000 people, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Spain?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Spain rank globally for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Norway ranks 206th 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.