What is the difference in internally displaced people due to conflict between Myanmar and Somalia?

281,430 people, with Myanmar ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Somalia?

33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

UNHCR (2026) – 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.

Myanmar vs Somalia: Internally displaced people due to conflict

Myanmar

3.63 million people

in 2025

Somalia

3.35 million people

in 2025

Myanmar rank

7th

Somalia rank

9th

Internally displaced people due to conflict over time

Myanmar
Somalia

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 3.63 million people against 3.35 million people in Somalia, a difference of 281,430 people.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Somalia ahead.

Myanmar ranks 7th 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	Myanmar	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0 people	57,372 people	57,372 people	Somalia
2000s	26,037 people	464,520 people	438,483 people	Somalia
2010s	344,165 people	1.63 million people	1.29 million people	Somalia
2020s	2.05 million people	3.33 million people	1.28 million people	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher internally displaced people due to conflict, Myanmar or Somalia?: Myanmar, at 3.63 million people against 3.35 million people in Somalia as of 2025.
What is the difference in internally displaced people due to conflict between Myanmar and Somalia?: 281,430 people, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Somalia?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
How do Myanmar and Somalia rank globally for internally displaced people due to conflict?: Myanmar ranks 7th and Somalia ranks 9th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNHCR (2026) – 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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Indicator: Internally displaced people due to conflict
Unit: people
Source: UNHCR (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 205 places, 6,034 data points, 1993–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

People who were forced to leave their homes due to armed conflict or violence.