Somalia vs South Africa: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita
Somalia
0.001 units per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.0011 units per person
in 2024
Somalia rank
90th
South Africa rank
87th
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita over time
- Somalia
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.0011 units per person against 0.001 units per person in Somalia, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
Across all 32 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Somalia ranks 90th and South Africa ranks 87th of 182 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita, Somalia or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.0011 units per person against 0.001 units per person in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita between Somalia and South Africa?
- 0.0001 units per person, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and South Africa?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and South Africa rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Somalia ranks 90th and South Africa ranks 87th of 182 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.