Somalia vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Refugees by country of asylum

Somalia
19,503 people
in 2024
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
19,333 people
in 2024
Somalia rank
84th
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank
85th

Refugees by country of asylum over time

  • Somalia
  • Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 19,503 people against 19,333 people in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, a difference of 170 people.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Somalia ahead.

Somalia ranks 84th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 85th of 183 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 3 and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of Difference Ahead
1970s 758,397 people 16,000 people 742,397 people Somalia
1980s 875,703 people 4,788 people 870,914 people Somalia
1990s 51,521 people 1,330 people 50,190 people Somalia
2000s 779.4 people 60,506 people 59,727 people Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2010s 8,034 people 158,874 people 150,840 people Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2020s 15,664 people 37,085 people 21,421 people Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Somalia or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
Somalia, at 19,503 people against 19,333 people in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of as of 2024.
What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Somalia and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
170 people, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Somalia and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
Somalia ranks 84th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 85th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNHCR (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Refugees by country of asylum. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Refugees by country of asylum
Unit
people
Source
UNHCR (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
183 places, 7,465 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed

People who fled their country of origin and are in need of international protection. Refugees are those who have already been granted asylum status in the country they moved to. This includes all refugees who live in this country, not just those who arrived that year.