Indonesia vs Papua New Guinea: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled

Indonesia
7,799
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
7,732
in 2024
Indonesia rank
99th
Papua New Guinea rank
100th

Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled over time

  • Indonesia
  • Papua New Guinea
050.0k100.0k150.0k197820012024

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 7,799 against 7,732 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 67.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Indonesia ahead.

Indonesia ranks 99th and Papua New Guinea ranks 100th of 183 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 17,285 1,000 16,285 Indonesia
1980s 7,428 6,516 912 Indonesia
1990s 17,512 7,885 9,627 Indonesia
2000s 22,697 8,075 14,622 Indonesia
2010s 5,572 9,610 4,038 Papua New Guinea
2020s 9,226 10,280 1,054 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, gaps filled, Indonesia or Papua New Guinea?
Indonesia, at 7,799 against 7,732 in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled between Indonesia and Papua New Guinea?
67, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Papua New Guinea?
47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Indonesia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled?
Indonesia ranks 99th and Papua New Guinea ranks 100th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
183 places, 7,634 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed

Refugee population by country or territory of asylum with 169 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.