Papua New Guinea vs Philippines: Internally displaced people due to conflict
Papua New Guinea
70,124 people
in 2025
Philippines
43,500 people
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
30th
Philippines rank
32nd
Internally displaced people due to conflict over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Philippines
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 70,124 people against 43,500 people in Philippines, a difference of 26,624 people.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.6 times Philippines's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Philippines ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 30th and Philippines ranks 32nd of 205 countries.
Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 2000s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 2010s | 0 people | 127,902 people | 127,902 people | Philippines |
| 2020s | 62,968 people | 104,498 people | 41,530 people | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher internally displaced people due to conflict, Papua New Guinea or Philippines?
- Papua New Guinea, at 70,124 people against 43,500 people in Philippines as of 2025.
- What is the difference in internally displaced people due to conflict between Papua New Guinea and Philippines?
- 26,624 people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Philippines?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Philippines rank globally for internally displaced people due to conflict?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 30th and Philippines ranks 32nd 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.