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

Malta
7,814
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
7,732
in 2024
Malta rank
98th
Papua New Guinea rank
100th

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

  • Malta
  • Papua New Guinea
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k197820012024

How they compare

Malta currently reports 7,814 against 7,732 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 82.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Malta ranks 98th and Papua New Guinea ranks 100th of 183 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 370.29 8,424 8,053 Papua New Guinea
2000s 2,076 8,075 5,999 Papua New Guinea
2010s 7,782 9,610 1,828 Papua New Guinea
2020s 9,828 10,280 452 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, Malta or Papua New Guinea?
Malta, at 7,814 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 Malta and Papua New Guinea?
82, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Papua New Guinea?
32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Malta and Papua New Guinea rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled?
Malta ranks 98th 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.