Africa Eastern and Southern vs Somalia: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Africa Eastern and Southern
0.4671 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia
1.34 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
12th
Somalia rank
15th

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

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Somalia
00.511.52196119922023

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 1.34 units per square kilometre against 0.4671 units per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 0.8729 units per square kilometre.

That makes Somalia's figure about 2.9 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 12th and Somalia ranks 15th of 44 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Africa Eastern and Southern averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Somalia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1664 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0.1662 units per square kilometre Africa Eastern and Southern
1980s 0.3102 units per square kilometre 0.1241 units per square kilometre 0.1861 units per square kilometre Africa Eastern and Southern
1990s 0.3179 units per square kilometre 0.9863 units per square kilometre 0.6683 units per square kilometre Somalia
2000s 0.2091 units per square kilometre 0.7486 units per square kilometre 0.5394 units per square kilometre Somalia
2010s 0.2869 units per square kilometre 1.62 units per square kilometre 1.34 units per square kilometre Somalia
2020s 0.4235 units per square kilometre 1.28 units per square kilometre 0.8588 units per square kilometre 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, Africa Eastern and Southern or Somalia?
Somalia, at 1.34 units per square kilometre against 0.4671 units per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Africa Eastern and Southern and Somalia?
0.8729 units per square kilometre, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Somalia?
49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Somalia rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 12th and Somalia ranks 15th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
243 places, 9,411 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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