Ethiopia vs Somalia: Internally displaced people due to conflict
Ethiopia
2.38 million people
in 2025
Somalia
3.35 million people
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
11th
Somalia rank
9th
Internally displaced people due to conflict over time
- Ethiopia
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 3.35 million people against 2.38 million people in Ethiopia, a difference of 969,410 people.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.4 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Somalia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 11th and Somalia ranks 9th of 205 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 people | 57,372 people | 57,372 people | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0 people | 464,520 people | 464,520 people | Somalia |
| 2010s | 542,786 people | 1.63 million people | 1.09 million people | Somalia |
| 2020s | 2.72 million people | 3.33 million people | 608,287 people | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher internally displaced people due to conflict, Ethiopia or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 3.35 million people against 2.38 million people in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in internally displaced people due to conflict between Ethiopia and Somalia?
- 969,410 people, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Somalia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Somalia rank globally for internally displaced people due to conflict?
- Ethiopia ranks 11th 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.