How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Somalia?

51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burundi vs Somalia: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Burundi

0.0221 units per person

in 2025

Somalia

0.0454 units per person

in 2025

Burundi rank

10th

Somalia rank

8th

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

Burundi
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.0454 units per person against 0.0221 units per person in Burundi, a difference of 0.0233 units per person.

That makes Somalia's figure about 2.1 times Burundi's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 10th and Somalia ranks 8th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0375 units per person	0 units per person	0.0375 units per person	Burundi
1980s	0.0377 units per person	0.0108 units per person	0.0269 units per person	Burundi
1990s	0.0705 units per person	0.0855 units per person	0.015 units per person	Somalia
2000s	0.0595 units per person	0.045 units per person	0.0145 units per person	Burundi
2010s	0.0205 units per person	0.0747 units per person	0.0542 units per person	Somalia
2020s	0.0245 units per person	0.046 units per person	0.0215 units per person	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, Burundi or Somalia?: Somalia, at 0.0454 units per person against 0.0221 units per person in Burundi as of 2025.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Burundi and Somalia?: 0.0233 units per person, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Somalia?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
How do Burundi and Somalia rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?: Burundi ranks 10th 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, per capita. 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, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 246 places, 10,098 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 19 August 2026

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.