Libya vs Somalia: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
Libya
-0.4294 % change on previous year
in 2025
Somalia
-0.233 % change on previous year
in 2025
Libya rank
139th
Somalia rank
138th
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- Libya
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports -0.233 % change on previous year against -0.4294 % change on previous year in Libya, a difference of 0.1964 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 139th and Somalia ranks 138th of 191 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.44 % change on previous year | 121.57 % change on previous year | 93.14 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 1990s | 4.21 % change on previous year | 5.99 % change on previous year | 1.79 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 2000s | 16.28 % change on previous year | 3.23 % change on previous year | 13.05 % change on previous year | Libya |
| 2010s | 26.17 % change on previous year | 3.65 % change on previous year | 22.51 % change on previous year | Libya |
| 2020s | 1.32 % change on previous year | -0.0023 % change on previous year | 1.32 % change on previous year | Libya |
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, Libya or Somalia?
- Somalia, at -0.233 % change on previous year against -0.4294 % change on previous year in Libya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Libya and Somalia?
- 0.1964 % change on previous year, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Somalia?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Libya and Somalia rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Libya ranks 139th and Somalia ranks 138th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin, 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 origin. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.