Papua New Guinea vs Solomon Islands: Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people
Papua New Guinea
4.77 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
Solomon Islands
5.37 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
136th
Solomon Islands rank
134th
Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Solomon Islands currently reports 5.37 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 4.77 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.6 people per 100,000 inhabitants.
That makes Solomon Islands's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 136th and Solomon Islands ranks 134th of 204 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Solomon Islands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.04 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 8.36 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 12.68 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.3512 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 10.01 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 9.66 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Solomon Islands |
| 2010s | 3.3 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 9.84 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 6.54 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 5.07 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 5.09 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 0.0207 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Solomon Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people, Papua New Guinea or Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands, at 5.37 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 4.77 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people between Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands?
- 0.6 people per 100,000 inhabitants, with Solomon Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands rank globally for refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 136th and Solomon Islands ranks 134th of 204 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 Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people. 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. This data is given per 100,000 people in their country of origin.