Afghanistan vs Somalia: Refugee population by country or territory of origin, per capita

Afghanistan
0.1352 units per person
in 2024
Somalia
0.047 units per person
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
5th
Somalia rank
7th

Refugee population by country or territory of origin, per capita over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Somalia
00.20.40.6197519992024

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.1352 units per person against 0.047 units per person in Somalia, a difference of 0.0882 units per person.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 2.9 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 5th and Somalia ranks 7th of 198 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Somalia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0366 units per person 0 units per person 0.0366 units per person Afghanistan
1980s 0.3992 units per person 0.0108 units per person 0.3884 units per person Afghanistan
1990s 0.2501 units per person 0.0855 units per person 0.1646 units per person Afghanistan
2000s 0.1182 units per person 0.045 units per person 0.0732 units per person Afghanistan
2010s 0.0813 units per person 0.0747 units per person 0.0066 units per person Afghanistan
2020s 0.1127 units per person 0.0462 units per person 0.0665 units per person Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher refugee population by country or territory of origin, per capita, Afghanistan or Somalia?
Afghanistan, at 0.1352 units per person against 0.047 units per person in Somalia as of 2024.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of origin, per capita between Afghanistan and Somalia?
0.0882 units per person, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Somalia?
46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Somalia rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of origin, per capita?
Afghanistan ranks 5th and Somalia ranks 7th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Refugee population by country or territory of origin, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Refugee population by country or territory of origin, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
198 places, 7,082 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Refugee population by country or territory of origin divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.