Somalia vs South Africa: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
Somalia
0.0011 units per person
in 2025
South Africa
0.0009 units per person
in 2025
Somalia rank
88th
South Africa rank
91st
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- Somalia
- South Africa
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.0011 units per person against 0.0009 units per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0002 units per person.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.3 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1993 it was South Africa ahead.
Somalia ranks 88th and South Africa ranks 91st of 179 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | South Africa |
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, Somalia or South Africa?
- Somalia, at 0.0011 units per person against 0.0009 units per person in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Somalia and South Africa?
- 0.0002 units per person, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and South Africa?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and South Africa rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Somalia ranks 88th and South Africa ranks 91st 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, per capita. 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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.