Papua New Guinea vs Yemen: Asylum seekers vs. Refugees per 100,000 people by country of asylum
Papua New Guinea
30.74 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
Yemen
34.73 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
80th
Yemen rank
77th
Asylum seekers vs. Refugees per 100,000 people by country of asylum over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 34.73 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 30.74 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 3.99 people per 100,000 inhabitants.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Yemen ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 80th and Yemen ranks 77th of 181 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.37 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 5.61 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 4.23 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Yemen |
| 2010s | 1.97 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 25.58 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 23.61 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Yemen |
| 2020s | 19.44 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 34.31 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 14.87 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher asylum seekers vs. refugees per 100,000 people by country of asylum, Papua New Guinea or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 34.73 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 30.74 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in asylum seekers vs. refugees per 100,000 people by country of asylum between Papua New Guinea and Yemen?
- 3.99 people per 100,000 inhabitants, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Yemen?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Yemen rank globally for asylum seekers vs. refugees per 100,000 people by country of asylum?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 80th and Yemen ranks 77th of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNHCR (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Asylum seekers vs. Refugees per 100,000 people by country of asylum. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
People who fled their country of origin and are in need of international protection, but have not yet been granted asylum in the country. This data is given per 100,000 people living in the country of asylum.