Ghana vs Philippines: Forcibly displaced people
Forcibly displaced people over time
- Ghana
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 29,974 against 25,425 in Ghana, a difference of 4,549.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.2 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Philippines ahead.
Ghana ranks 110th and Philippines ranks 108th of 180 countries.
Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17,862 | 133,481 | 115,618 | Philippines |
| 2020s | 16,627 | 105,068 | 88,441 | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Ghana or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 29,974 against 25,425 in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Ghana and Philippines?
- 4,549, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Philippines?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Philippines rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
- Ghana ranks 110th and Philippines ranks 108th 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.