Papua New Guinea vs World: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate
Papua New Guinea
24.95 % change on previous year
in 2025
World
-10.43 % change on previous year
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
14th
World rank
16th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate over time
- Papua New Guinea
- World
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 24.95 % change on previous year against -10.43 % change on previous year in World, a difference of 35.38 % change on previous year.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 2.4 times World's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 14th and World ranks 16th of 190 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.47 % change on previous year | -6.8 % change on previous year | 10.27 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 61.04 % change on previous year | 23.3 % change on previous year | 37.74 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 15.26 % change on previous year | 11.51 % change on previous year | 3.74 % 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, Papua New Guinea or World?
- Papua New Guinea, at 24.95 % change on previous year against -10.43 % change on previous year in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate between Papua New Guinea and World?
- 35.38 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and World?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and World rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 14th and World ranks 16th 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.