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

197,110 people, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria 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.

Nigeria vs Somalia: Internally displaced people due to conflict

Nigeria

3.54 million people

in 2025

Somalia

3.35 million people

in 2025

Nigeria rank

8th

Somalia rank

9th

Internally displaced people due to conflict over time

Nigeria
Somalia

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 3.54 million people against 3.35 million people in Somalia, a difference of 197,110 people.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Somalia ahead.

Nigeria ranks 8th 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	Nigeria	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0 people	57,372 people	57,372 people	Somalia
2000s	0 people	464,520 people	464,520 people	Somalia
2010s	1.16 million people	1.63 million people	468,023 people	Somalia
2020s	3.21 million people	3.33 million people	116,415 people	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher internally displaced people due to conflict, Nigeria or Somalia?: Nigeria, at 3.54 million people against 3.35 million people in Somalia as of 2025.
What is the difference in internally displaced people due to conflict between Nigeria and Somalia?: 197,110 people, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Somalia?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
How do Nigeria and Somalia rank globally for internally displaced people due to conflict?: Nigeria ranks 8th 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.