Myanmar vs Somalia: Refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square
Myanmar
1.97 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia
1.34 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Myanmar rank
13th
Somalia rank
15th
Refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square over time
- Myanmar
- Somalia
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 1.97 units per square kilometre against 1.34 units per square kilometre in Somalia, a difference of 0.63 units per square kilometre.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.5 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Myanmar ahead.
Myanmar ranks 13th and Somalia ranks 15th of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1224 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.1223 units per square kilometre | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.5611 units per square kilometre | 0.5611 units per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0.2245 units per square kilometre | 0.9863 units per square kilometre | 0.7617 units per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.2898 units per square kilometre | 0.7486 units per square kilometre | 0.4587 units per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.9994 units per square kilometre | 1.62 units per square kilometre | 0.6241 units per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 2020s | 1.84 units per square kilometre | 1.28 units per square kilometre | 0.5624 units per square kilometre | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square, Myanmar or Somalia?
- Myanmar, at 1.97 units per square kilometre against 1.34 units per square kilometre in Somalia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square between Myanmar and Somalia?
- 0.63 units per square kilometre, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Somalia?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
- How do Myanmar and Somalia rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square?
- Myanmar ranks 13th and Somalia ranks 15th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre. 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 origin divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.