Madagascar vs Papua New Guinea: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate
Madagascar
22.71 % change on previous year
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
24.95 % change on previous year
in 2025
Madagascar rank
15th
Papua New Guinea rank
14th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate over time
- Madagascar
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 24.95 % change on previous year against 22.71 % change on previous year in Madagascar, a difference of 2.24 % change on previous year.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 15th and Papua New Guinea ranks 14th of 190 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61 % change on previous year | 3.47 % change on previous year | 57.53 % change on previous year | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 74.85 % change on previous year | 61.04 % change on previous year | 13.8 % change on previous year | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 11.44 % change on previous year | 15.26 % change on previous year | 3.81 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate, Madagascar or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 24.95 % change on previous year against 22.71 % change on previous year in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate between Madagascar and Papua New Guinea?
- 2.24 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Papua New Guinea?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and Papua New Guinea rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate?
- Madagascar ranks 15th and Papua New Guinea ranks 14th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, 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 Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.