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

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.

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

Somalia

0.0454 units per person

in 2025

Sudan

0.0546 units per person

in 2025

Somalia rank

8th

Sudan rank

7th

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

Somalia
Sudan

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 0.0546 units per person against 0.0454 units per person in Somalia, a difference of 0.0092 units per person.

That makes Sudan's figure about 1.2 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Sudan ahead.

Somalia ranks 8th and Sudan ranks 7th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Somalia	Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0 units per person	0.0007 units per person	0.0007 units per person	Sudan
1980s	0.0108 units per person	0.0077 units per person	0.0032 units per person	Somalia
1990s	0.0855 units per person	0.0162 units per person	0.0693 units per person	Somalia
2000s	0.045 units per person	0.0179 units per person	0.0271 units per person	Somalia
2010s	0.0747 units per person	0.0155 units per person	0.0592 units per person	Somalia
2020s	0.046 units per person	0.0295 units per person	0.0165 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, Somalia or Sudan?: Sudan, at 0.0546 units per person against 0.0454 units per person in Somalia as of 2025.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Somalia and Sudan?: 0.0092 units per person, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sudan?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
How do Somalia and Sudan rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?: Somalia ranks 8th and Sudan ranks 7th 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.