Indonesia vs Papua New Guinea: Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum /
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / over time
- Indonesia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 70,000 against 36,000 in Indonesia, a difference of 34,000.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.9 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Indonesia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 41st and Papua New Guinea ranks 38th of 62 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24,717 | 10,033 | 14,683 | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 47,800 | 66,800 | 19,000 | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum /, Indonesia or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 70,000 against 36,000 in Indonesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / between Indonesia and Papua New Guinea?
- 34,000, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Papua New Guinea?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2025.
- How do Indonesia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum /?
- Indonesia ranks 41st and Papua New Guinea ranks 38th of 62 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), published as Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / origin. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Internally displaced people (IDPs) are persons or groups of persons who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, in particular as a result of, or in order to avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations of generalized violence, and violations of human rights, and who have not crossed an internationally recognized State border.