Papua New Guinea vs Portugal: Forcibly displaced people
Forcibly displaced people over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Portugal
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 80,848 against 78,944 in Portugal, a difference of 1,904.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 85th and Portugal ranks 86th of 180 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15,801 | 1,430 | 14,370 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 67,722 | 47,217 | 20,505 | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Papua New Guinea or Portugal?
- Papua New Guinea, at 80,848 against 78,944 in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Papua New Guinea and Portugal?
- 1,904, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Portugal?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Portugal rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 85th and Portugal ranks 86th 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.