Libya vs Papua New Guinea: Internally displaced people due to conflict
Libya
32,791 people
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
70,124 people
in 2025
Libya rank
33rd
Papua New Guinea rank
30th
Internally displaced people due to conflict over time
- Libya
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 70,124 people against 32,791 people in Libya, a difference of 37,333 people.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 2.1 times Libya's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Libya ranks 33rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 30th of 205 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 2000s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 2010s | 188,612 people | 0 people | 188,612 people | Libya |
| 2020s | 135,037 people | 62,968 people | 72,069 people | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher internally displaced people due to conflict, Libya or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 70,124 people against 32,791 people in Libya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in internally displaced people due to conflict between Libya and Papua New Guinea?
- 37,333 people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Papua New Guinea?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do Libya and Papua New Guinea rank globally for internally displaced people due to conflict?
- Libya ranks 33rd 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.