Papua New Guinea vs Zimbabwe: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Papua New Guinea
7,727
in 2025
Zimbabwe
8,570
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
97th
Zimbabwe rank
94th

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Zimbabwe
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k197820012025

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 8,570 against 7,727 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 843.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 97th and Zimbabwe ranks 94th of 179 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1980s 6,516 72,766 66,250 Zimbabwe
1990s 7,885 73,460 65,575 Zimbabwe
2000s 8,075 7,067 1,008 Papua New Guinea
2010s 9,610 6,449 3,161 Papua New Guinea
2020s 9,854 9,524 330.5 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, Papua New Guinea or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 8,570 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 Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe?
843, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe?
46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Papua New Guinea ranks 97th and Zimbabwe ranks 94th 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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Indicator
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
226 places, 10,579 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.