El Salvador vs Papua New Guinea: Internally displaced people due to conflict
El Salvador
71,500 people
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
84,051 people
in 2024
El Salvador rank
30th
Papua New Guinea rank
29th
Internally displaced people due to conflict over time
- El Salvador
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 84,051 people against 71,500 people in El Salvador, a difference of 12,551 people.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
El Salvador ranks 30th and Papua New Guinea ranks 29th of 204 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 2000s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 2010s | 21,450 people | 0 people | 21,450 people | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 71,500 people | 61,537 people | 9,963 people | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher internally displaced people due to conflict, El Salvador or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 84,051 people against 71,500 people in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in internally displaced people due to conflict between El Salvador and Papua New Guinea?
- 12,551 people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Papua New Guinea?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Papua New Guinea rank globally for internally displaced people due to conflict?
- El Salvador ranks 30th and Papua New Guinea ranks 29th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNHCR (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Internally displaced people due to conflict. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
People who were forced to leave their homes due to armed conflict or violence.