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

Cameroon
27.75 % change on previous year
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
27.78 % change on previous year
in 2025
Cameroon rank
20th
Papua New Guinea rank
19th

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

  • Cameroon
  • Papua New Guinea
0200400600800199020072025

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 27.78 % change on previous year against 27.75 % change on previous year in Cameroon, a difference of 0.03 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 20th and Papua New Guinea ranks 19th of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s -1.62 % change on previous year -57.49 % change on previous year 55.87 % change on previous year Cameroon
2000s 26.15 % change on previous year 31.18 % change on previous year 5.03 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2010s 32.91 % change on previous year 22.17 % change on previous year 10.74 % change on previous year Cameroon
2020s 16.32 % change on previous year 6.75 % change on previous year 9.57 % change on previous year Cameroon

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, Cameroon or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 27.78 % change on previous year against 27.75 % change on previous year in Cameroon as of 2025.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Cameroon and Papua New Guinea?
0.03 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Papua New Guinea?
30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
How do Cameroon and Papua New Guinea rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Cameroon ranks 20th and Papua New Guinea ranks 19th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate. 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 origin, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
238 places, 9,458 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.