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Compare Schengen countries for applicants in India (2025)
Pairwise comparisons among the ten states that received the most applications from India in 2025: refusal rate, volume and multi-entry share, 17 years side by side.
| Switzerland | France | Germany | Netherlands | Spain | Italy | Austria | Greece | Belgium | Sweden | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland 13.6% | - | vs | vs | vs | vs | vs | vs | vs | vs | vs |
| France 15.2% | vs | - | vs | vs | vs | vs | vs | vs | vs | vs |
| Germany 10.5% | vs | vs | - | vs | vs | vs | vs | vs | vs | vs |
| Netherlands 20.6% | vs | vs | vs | - | vs | vs | vs | vs | vs | vs |
| Spain 15.2% | vs | vs | vs | vs | - | vs | vs | vs | vs | vs |
| Italy 12.7% | vs | vs | vs | vs | vs | - | vs | vs | vs | vs |
| Austria 21.6% | vs | vs | vs | vs | vs | vs | - | vs | vs | vs |
| Greece 33.0% | vs | vs | vs | vs | vs | vs | vs | - | vs | vs |
| Belgium 7.7% | vs | vs | vs | vs | vs | vs | vs | vs | - | vs |
| Sweden 11.4% | vs | vs | vs | vs | vs | vs | vs | vs | vs | - |
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Source: European Commission, "Visa statistics for consulates", 2009 to 2025 annual releases; figures cover uniform (short-stay, type C) visas applied for at consulates located in India, regardless of applicant nationality; airport-transit visas excluded from headline figures. Refusal rate = visas not issued / visas applied for, computed by us from the counts. Rankings use a floor of 1,000 applications. Last verified 2026-08-18. Full methodology. Download the CSV.