Indonesia vs Papua New Guinea: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
Indonesia
7,374
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
7,727
in 2025
Indonesia rank
98th
Papua New Guinea rank
97th
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- Indonesia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 7,727 against 7,374 in Indonesia, a difference of 353.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Indonesia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 98th and Papua New Guinea ranks 97th of 179 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17,285 | 1,000 | 16,285 | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 7,428 | 6,516 | 912 | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 17,512 | 7,885 | 9,627 | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 22,697 | 8,075 | 14,622 | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 5,572 | 9,610 | 4,038 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 8,917 | 9,854 | 937 | 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, Indonesia or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 7,727 against 7,374 in Indonesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Indonesia and Papua New Guinea?
- 353, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Papua New Guinea?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2025.
- How do Indonesia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Indonesia ranks 98th 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.