Malta vs Somalia: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
Malta
6.3 % change on previous year
in 2025
Somalia
7.51 % change on previous year
in 2025
Malta rank
51st
Somalia rank
48th
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- Malta
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 7.51 % change on previous year against 6.3 % change on previous year in Malta, a difference of 1.21 % change on previous year.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Somalia ahead.
Malta ranks 51st and Somalia ranks 48th of 170 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -9.74 % change on previous year | -7.99 % change on previous year | 1.75 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 2000s | 45.66 % change on previous year | 56.37 % change on previous year | 10.71 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 2010s | 5.68 % change on previous year | 32.92 % change on previous year | 27.24 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.3688 % change on previous year | 5 % change on previous year | 4.63 % change on previous year | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of, Malta or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 7.51 % change on previous year against 6.3 % change on previous year in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Malta and Somalia?
- 1.21 % change on previous year, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Somalia?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Somalia rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Malta ranks 51st and Somalia ranks 48th of 170 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.