Iceland vs Papua New Guinea: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- Iceland
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 8,459 against 7,727 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 732.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Iceland ranks 95th and Papua New Guinea ranks 97th of 179 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 191.2 | 7,885 | 7,694 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 176.4 | 8,075 | 7,899 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 256.6 | 9,610 | 9,354 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 5,597 | 9,854 | 4,257 | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of, Iceland or Papua New Guinea?
- Iceland, at 8,459 against 7,727 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Iceland and Papua New Guinea?
- 732, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Papua New Guinea?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Papua New Guinea rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Iceland ranks 95th and Papua New Guinea ranks 97th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum with 148 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.