Afghanistan vs Somalia: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
Afghanistan
20,869
in 2025
Somalia
20,967
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
82nd
Somalia rank
81st
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- Afghanistan
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 20,967 against 20,869 in Afghanistan, a difference of 98.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Somalia ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 82nd and Somalia ranks 81st of 179 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,977 | 69,393 | 54,416 | Somalia |
| 2000s | 24.6 | 779.4 | 754.8 | Somalia |
| 2010s | 88,062 | 8,034 | 80,027 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 44,658 | 16,548 | 28,110 | Afghanistan |
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, Afghanistan or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 20,967 against 20,869 in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 98, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Somalia rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Afghanistan ranks 82nd and Somalia ranks 81st of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum with 148 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.