Myanmar vs Somalia: Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum /

Myanmar
3.64 million
in 2025
Somalia
3.35 million
in 2025
Myanmar rank
8th
Somalia rank
10th

Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / over time

  • Myanmar
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 3.64 million against 3.35 million in Somalia, a difference of 292,000.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Somalia ahead.

Myanmar ranks 8th 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 Myanmar Somalia Difference Ahead
2000s 470,000 1.50 million 1.03 million Somalia
2010s 541,300 1.50 million 955,400 Somalia
2020s 2.07 million 3.36 million 1.28 million 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 /, Myanmar or Somalia?
Myanmar, at 3.64 million against 3.35 million in Somalia as of 2025.
What is the difference in internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / between Myanmar and Somalia?
292,000, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Somalia?
17 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2025.
How do Myanmar and Somalia rank globally for internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum /?
Myanmar ranks 8th 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

Indicator
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / origin
Source
Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
105 places, 1,584 data points, 2009–2025
Last refreshed

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.