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

OECD members
5 % change on previous year
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
27.78 % change on previous year
in 2025
OECD members rank
16th
Papua New Guinea rank
19th

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

  • OECD members
  • Papua New Guinea
0200400600196619952025

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 27.78 % change on previous year against 5 % change on previous year in OECD members, a difference of 22.78 % change on previous year.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 5.6 times OECD members's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

OECD members ranks 16th and Papua New Guinea ranks 19th of 44 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, OECD members averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD members Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s -11.39 % change on previous year -57.49 % change on previous year 46.1 % change on previous year OECD members
2000s 39.73 % change on previous year 31.18 % change on previous year 8.55 % change on previous year OECD members
2010s -5.06 % change on previous year 22.17 % change on previous year 27.23 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.277 % change on previous year 6.75 % change on previous year 6.47 % change on previous year 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, OECD members or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 27.78 % change on previous year against 5 % change on previous year in OECD members as of 2025.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between OECD members and Papua New Guinea?
22.78 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Papua New Guinea?
30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
How do OECD members and Papua New Guinea rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
OECD members ranks 16th and Papua New Guinea ranks 19th of 44 groups.
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.