Central African Republic vs Somalia: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Central African Republic
674,222
in 2025
Somalia
892,037
in 2025
Central African Republic rank
9th
Somalia rank
8th

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time

  • Central African Republic
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 892,037 against 674,222 in Central African Republic, a difference of 217,815.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.3 times Central African Republic's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 9th and Somalia ranks 8th of 199 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central African Republic Somalia Difference Ahead
1980s 4,839 97,279 92,440 Somalia
1990s 229.6 618,732 618,502 Somalia
2000s 61,792 469,604 407,812 Somalia
2010s 386,571 1.02 million 631,945 Somalia
2020s 709,177 834,005 124,828 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, Central African Republic or Somalia?
Somalia, at 892,037 against 674,222 in Central African Republic as of 2025.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Central African Republic and Somalia?
217,815, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Somalia?
44 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
How do Central African Republic and Somalia rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Central African Republic ranks 9th and Somalia ranks 8th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 10,260 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin 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.