Papua New Guinea vs Zambia: Forcibly displaced people
Forcibly displaced people over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 96,131 against 80,848 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 15,283.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Zambia ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 85th and Zambia ranks 82nd of 180 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15,801 | 39,840 | 24,040 | Zambia |
| 2020s | 67,722 | 79,507 | 11,785 | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Papua New Guinea or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 96,131 against 80,848 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Papua New Guinea and Zambia?
- 15,283, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Zambia?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Zambia rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 85th and Zambia ranks 82nd 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.