Eritrea vs Somalia: Share of the population born in another country
Eritrea
0.4%
in 2024
Somalia
0.4%
in 2024
Eritrea rank
216th
Somalia rank
214th
Share of the population born in another country over time
- Eritrea
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Eritrea, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Somalia ahead.
Eritrea ranks 216th and Somalia ranks 214th of 231 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 3.5% | 2.9% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.4% | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population born in another country, Eritrea or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Eritrea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population born in another country between Eritrea and Somalia?
- 0.0%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Somalia?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Somalia rank globally for share of the population born in another country?
- Eritrea ranks 216th and Somalia ranks 214th of 231 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population born in another country. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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