Ghana vs Philippines: Forcibly displaced people

Ghana
25,425
in 2025
Philippines
29,974
in 2025
Ghana rank
110th
Philippines rank
108th

Forcibly displaced people over time

  • Ghana
  • Philippines
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How they compare

Philippines currently reports 29,974 against 25,425 in Ghana, a difference of 4,549.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.2 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Philippines ahead.

Globally, Ghana ranks 110th and Philippines ranks 108th of 180 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Forcibly displaced people
Source
Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
227 places, 3,518 data points, 2010–2025
Last refreshed

Forcibly displaced people are represented by the sum of (1) refugees (and people in a refugee-like situation) under the mandate of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), (2) refugees under the mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), (3) asylum-seekers, (4) other people in need of international protection, and (5) internally displaced people (IDPs). Situations in which people are reported in more than one of these categories are accounted for, to the extent possible.