Morocco vs Papua New Guinea: Refugees by country of asylum
Morocco
7,470 people
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
7,732 people
in 2024
Morocco rank
102nd
Papua New Guinea rank
100th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Morocco
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 7,732 people against 7,470 people in Morocco, a difference of 262 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Morocco ranks 102nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 100th of 183 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 500 people | 1,000 people | 500 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 625.3 people | 6,516 people | 5,891 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 354.2 people | 7,885 people | 7,531 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 1,166 people | 8,075 people | 6,909 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 3,088 people | 9,610 people | 6,522 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 7,490 people | 10,280 people | 2,790 people | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Morocco or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 7,732 people against 7,470 people in Morocco as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Morocco and Papua New Guinea?
- 262 people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Papua New Guinea?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Morocco and Papua New Guinea rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Morocco ranks 102nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 100th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNHCR (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Refugees by country of asylum. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
People who fled their country of origin and are in need of international protection. Refugees are those who have already been granted asylum status in the country they moved to. This includes all refugees who live in this country, not just those who arrived that year.