Congo vs Papua New Guinea: Forcibly displaced people
Forcibly displaced people over time
- Congo
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 80,848 against 70,609 in Congo, a difference of 10,239.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 88th and Papua New Guinea ranks 85th of 180 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 116,189 | 15,801 | 100,389 | Congo |
| 2020s | 109,611 | 67,722 | 41,889 | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Congo or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 80,848 against 70,609 in Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Congo and Papua New Guinea?
- 10,239, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Papua New Guinea?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Papua New Guinea rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
- Congo ranks 88th and Papua New Guinea ranks 85th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), published as Forcibly displaced people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forcibly displaced people are represented by the sum of (1) refugees (and people in a refugee-like situation) under the mandate of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), (2) refugees under the mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), (3) asylum-seekers, (4) other people in need of international protection, and (5) internally displaced people (IDPs). Situations in which people are reported in more than one of these categories are accounted for, to the extent possible.