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
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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About this data
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.