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

Myanmar
0.0243 units per person
in 2024
Somalia
0.047 units per person
in 2024
Myanmar rank
9th
Somalia rank
7th

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

  • Myanmar
  • Somalia
00.050.10.15197219982024

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.047 units per person against 0.0243 units per person in Myanmar, a difference of 0.0227 units per person.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.9 times Myanmar's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 38 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Myanmar ahead.

Myanmar ranks 9th and Somalia ranks 7th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar Somalia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0025 units per person 0 units per person 0.0025 units per person Myanmar
1980s 0 units per person 0.0486 units per person 0.0486 units per person Somalia
1990s 0.0035 units per person 0.0855 units per person 0.082 units per person Somalia
2000s 0.004 units per person 0.045 units per person 0.041 units per person Somalia
2010s 0.0127 units per person 0.0747 units per person 0.062 units per person Somalia
2020s 0.0228 units per person 0.0462 units per person 0.0233 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, Myanmar or Somalia?
Somalia, at 0.047 units per person against 0.0243 units per person in Myanmar as of 2024.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of origin, per capita between Myanmar and Somalia?
0.0227 units per person, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Somalia?
38 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Myanmar and Somalia rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of origin, per capita?
Myanmar ranks 9th 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.