Papua New Guinea vs Sweden: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, annual growth
Papua New Guinea
-26.52 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sweden
-31.39 % change on previous year
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
152nd
Sweden rank
154th
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, annual growth over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sweden
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports -26.52 % change on previous year against -31.39 % change on previous year in Sweden, a difference of 4.87 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Sweden ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 152nd and Sweden ranks 154th of 170 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1980s | 69.94 % change on previous year | 30.45 % change on previous year | 39.5 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | -0.6305 % change on previous year | 2.26 % change on previous year | 2.89 % change on previous year | Sweden |
| 2000s | 5.39 % change on previous year | -5.6 % change on previous year | 10.98 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.0185 % change on previous year | 12.6 % change on previous year | 12.59 % change on previous year | Sweden |
| 2020s | -3.33 % change on previous year | -7.14 % change on previous year | 3.8 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugee population by country or territory of asylum, annual growth, Papua New Guinea or Sweden?
- Papua New Guinea, at -26.52 % change on previous year against -31.39 % change on previous year in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, annual growth between Papua New Guinea and Sweden?
- 4.87 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sweden?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sweden rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, annual growth?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 152nd and Sweden ranks 154th of 170 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Refugee population by country or territory of asylum. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.