Ethiopia vs Somalia: Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum /
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / over time
- Ethiopia
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 3.35 million against 2.38 million in Ethiopia, a difference of 969,000.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.4 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Somalia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 11th and Somalia ranks 10th of 62 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 350,000 | 1.50 million | 1.15 million | Somalia |
| 2010s | 696,000 | 1.50 million | 800,700 | Somalia |
| 2020s | 2.85 million | 3.36 million | 506,000 | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum /, Ethiopia or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 3.35 million against 2.38 million in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / between Ethiopia and Somalia?
- 969,000, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Somalia?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Somalia rank globally for internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum /?
- Ethiopia ranks 11th and Somalia ranks 10th of 62 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), published as Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / origin. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Internally displaced people (IDPs) are persons or groups of persons who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, in particular as a result of, or in order to avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations of generalized violence, and violations of human rights, and who have not crossed an internationally recognized State border.