Afghanistan vs Somalia: Internally displaced people due to conflict
Afghanistan
3.20 million people
in 2025
Somalia
3.35 million people
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
10th
Somalia rank
9th
Internally displaced people due to conflict over time
- Afghanistan
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 3.35 million people against 3.20 million people in Afghanistan, a difference of 148,390 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 10th and Somalia ranks 9th of 205 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 235,980 people | 57,372 people | 178,608 people | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 392,093 people | 464,520 people | 72,427 people | Somalia |
| 2010s | 1.22 million people | 1.63 million people | 413,616 people | Somalia |
| 2020s | 3.20 million people | 3.33 million people | 125,410 people | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher internally displaced people due to conflict, Afghanistan or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 3.35 million people against 3.20 million people in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in internally displaced people due to conflict between Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 148,390 people, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Somalia rank globally for internally displaced people due to conflict?
- Afghanistan ranks 10th and Somalia ranks 9th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNHCR (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Internally displaced people due to conflict. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
People who were forced to leave their homes due to armed conflict or violence.