Ghana vs Somalia: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
Ghana
21,050
in 2025
Somalia
20,967
in 2025
Ghana rank
80th
Somalia rank
81st
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- Ghana
- Somalia
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 21,050 against 20,967 in Somalia, a difference of 83.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Somalia ahead.
Ghana ranks 80th and Somalia ranks 81st of 179 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 180 | 758,397 | 758,217 | Somalia |
| 1980s | 133 | 875,703 | 875,570 | Somalia |
| 1990s | 46,161 | 69,393 | 23,232 | Somalia |
| 2000s | 30,929 | 779.4 | 30,149 | Ghana |
| 2010s | 14,582 | 8,034 | 6,548 | Ghana |
| 2020s | 11,403 | 16,548 | 5,145 | 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, Ghana or Somalia?
- Ghana, at 21,050 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 Ghana and Somalia?
- 83, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Somalia?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Somalia rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Ghana ranks 80th 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.