Papua New Guinea vs Solomon Islands: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per)
Papua New Guinea
5.62 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Solomon Islands
6.32 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
144th
Solomon Islands rank
142nd
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Solomon Islands currently reports 6.32 per 100,000 people against 5.62 per 100,000 people in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.7 per 100,000 people.
That makes Solomon Islands's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Solomon Islands ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 144th and Solomon Islands ranks 142nd of 241 countries.
Solomon Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3457 per 100,000 people | 9.92 per 100,000 people | 9.57 per 100,000 people | Solomon Islands |
| 2010s | 3.26 per 100,000 people | 9.67 per 100,000 people | 6.41 per 100,000 people | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 5.12 per 100,000 people | 5.25 per 100,000 people | 0.1228 per 100,000 people | Solomon Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin, Papua New Guinea or Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands, at 6.32 per 100,000 people against 5.62 per 100,000 people in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin between Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands?
- 0.7 per 100,000 people, with Solomon Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands rank globally for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 144th and Solomon Islands ranks 142nd of 241 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per 100,000 population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.