Somalia vs Ukraine: Internally displaced people due to conflict
Somalia
3.35 million people
in 2025
Ukraine
3.71 million people
in 2025
Somalia rank
9th
Ukraine rank
6th
Internally displaced people due to conflict over time
- Somalia
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 3.71 million people against 3.35 million people in Somalia, a difference of 364,590 people.
That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Ukraine ahead.
Somalia ranks 9th and Ukraine ranks 6th of 205 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57,372 people | 0 people | 57,372 people | Somalia |
| 2000s | 464,520 people | 0 people | 464,520 people | Somalia |
| 2010s | 1.63 million people | 825,700 people | 807,083 people | Somalia |
| 2020s | 3.33 million people | 3.09 million people | 233,942 people | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher internally displaced people due to conflict, Somalia or Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 3.71 million people against 3.35 million people in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in internally displaced people due to conflict between Somalia and Ukraine?
- 364,590 people, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Ukraine?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and Ukraine rank globally for internally displaced people due to conflict?
- Somalia ranks 9th and Ukraine ranks 6th 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.