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

Burundi
0.023 units per person
in 2024
Somalia
0.047 units per person
in 2024
Burundi rank
10th
Somalia rank
7th

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

  • Burundi
  • Somalia
00.050.10.15196519942024

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.047 units per person against 0.023 units per person in Burundi, a difference of 0.024 units per person.

That makes Somalia's figure about 2.0 times Burundi's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 10th and Somalia ranks 7th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Somalia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0375 units per person 0 units per person 0.0375 units per person Burundi
1980s 0.0377 units per person 0.0108 units per person 0.0269 units per person Burundi
1990s 0.0705 units per person 0.0855 units per person 0.015 units per person Somalia
2000s 0.0595 units per person 0.045 units per person 0.0145 units per person Burundi
2010s 0.0205 units per person 0.0747 units per person 0.0542 units per person Somalia
2020s 0.025 units per person 0.0462 units per person 0.0212 units per person Somalia

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, Burundi or Somalia?
Somalia, at 0.047 units per person against 0.023 units per person in Burundi as of 2024.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of origin, per capita between Burundi and Somalia?
0.024 units per person, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Somalia?
50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Burundi and Somalia rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of origin, per capita?
Burundi ranks 10th 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.