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

39 years are reported by both, from 1978 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.

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

Myanmar

0.0278 units per person

in 2025

Somalia

0.0454 units per person

in 2025

Myanmar rank

9th

Somalia rank

8th

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

Myanmar
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.0454 units per person against 0.0278 units per person in Myanmar, a difference of 0.0176 units per person.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.6 times Myanmar's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Myanmar ahead.

Myanmar ranks 9th and Somalia ranks 8th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Myanmar	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0025 units per person	0 units per person	0.0025 units per person	Myanmar
1980s	0 units per person	0.0486 units per person	0.0486 units per person	Somalia
1990s	0.0035 units per person	0.0855 units per person	0.082 units per person	Somalia
2000s	0.004 units per person	0.045 units per person	0.041 units per person	Somalia
2010s	0.0127 units per person	0.0747 units per person	0.062 units per person	Somalia
2020s	0.0237 units per person	0.046 units per person	0.0224 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, Myanmar or Somalia?: Somalia, at 0.0454 units per person against 0.0278 units per person in Myanmar as of 2025.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Myanmar and Somalia?: 0.0176 units per person, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Somalia?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2025.
How do Myanmar and Somalia rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?: Myanmar 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, 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.