Dominica vs Papua New Guinea: Net migration

Dominica
-242
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
-284
in 2025
Dominica rank
95th
Papua New Guinea rank
98th

Net migration over time

  • Dominica
  • Papua New Guinea
-20.0k020.0k40.0k60.0k196019922025

How they compare

Dominica currently reports -242 against -284 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 42.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Dominica ahead.

Dominica ranks 95th and Papua New Guinea ranks 98th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Dominica averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominica Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s -775 -15,144 14,369 Dominica
1970s -793.8 -22,590 21,796 Dominica
1980s -1,550 -25,007 23,457 Dominica
1990s -1,020 35,509 36,529 Papua New Guinea
2000s -364.6 45,496 45,861 Papua New Guinea
2010s -204.8 33,004 33,208 Papua New Guinea
2020s -215.33 3,140 3,356 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net migration, Dominica or Papua New Guinea?
Dominica, at -242 against -284 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in net migration between Dominica and Papua New Guinea?
42, with Dominica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Papua New Guinea?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Dominica and Papua New Guinea rank globally for net migration?
Dominica ranks 95th and Papua New Guinea ranks 98th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Net migration. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Net migration
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,424 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Net migration is the net total of migrants during the period, that is, the number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants, including both citizens and noncitizens.