Djibouti vs Somalia: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
Djibouti
24,899
in 2025
Somalia
20,967
in 2025
Djibouti rank
79th
Somalia rank
81st
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- Djibouti
- Somalia
How they compare
Djibouti currently reports 24,899 against 20,967 in Somalia, a difference of 3,932.
That makes Djibouti's figure about 1.2 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Somalia ahead.
Djibouti ranks 79th and Somalia ranks 81st of 179 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18,933 | 758,397 | 739,463 | Somalia |
| 1980s | 23,707 | 875,703 | 851,996 | Somalia |
| 1990s | 39,205 | 69,393 | 30,188 | Somalia |
| 2000s | 16,088 | 779.4 | 15,308 | Djibouti |
| 2010s | 18,765 | 8,034 | 10,730 | Djibouti |
| 2020s | 22,793 | 16,548 | 6,245 | Djibouti |
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, Djibouti or Somalia?
- Djibouti, at 24,899 against 20,967 in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Djibouti and Somalia?
- 3,932, with Djibouti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Somalia?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Djibouti and Somalia rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Djibouti ranks 79th 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.