El Salvador vs Papua New Guinea: Internally displaced people due to conflict
El Salvador
71,500 people
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
70,124 people
in 2025
El Salvador rank
29th
Papua New Guinea rank
30th
Internally displaced people due to conflict over time
- El Salvador
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 71,500 people against 70,124 people in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1,376 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
El Salvador ranks 29th and Papua New Guinea ranks 30th of 205 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 | 62,968 people | 8,532 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?
- El Salvador, at 71,500 people against 70,124 people in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in internally displaced people due to conflict between El Salvador and Papua New Guinea?
- 1,376 people, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Papua New Guinea?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Papua New Guinea rank globally for internally displaced people due to conflict?
- El Salvador ranks 29th and Papua New Guinea ranks 30th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNHCR (2026) – 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.