Somalia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum /
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / over time
- Somalia
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 28.91 million against 3.35 million in Somalia, a difference of 25.56 million.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 8.6 times Somalia's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Somalia ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 10th of 62 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.50 million | 10.19 million | 8.69 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 1.50 million | 12.28 million | 10.78 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 3.36 million | 28.22 million | 24.86 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
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 /, Somalia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 28.91 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 Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 25.56 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum /?
- Somalia ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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.