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

Myanmar
1.97 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia
1.34 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Myanmar rank
13th
Somalia rank
15th

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

  • Myanmar
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 1.97 units per square kilometre against 1.34 units per square kilometre in Somalia, a difference of 0.63 units per square kilometre.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.5 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Myanmar ahead.

Myanmar ranks 13th and Somalia ranks 15th of 196 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar Somalia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1224 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0.1223 units per square kilometre Myanmar
1980s 0 units per square kilometre 0.5611 units per square kilometre 0.5611 units per square kilometre Somalia
1990s 0.2245 units per square kilometre 0.9863 units per square kilometre 0.7617 units per square kilometre Somalia
2000s 0.2898 units per square kilometre 0.7486 units per square kilometre 0.4587 units per square kilometre Somalia
2010s 0.9994 units per square kilometre 1.62 units per square kilometre 0.6241 units per square kilometre Somalia
2020s 1.84 units per square kilometre 1.28 units per square kilometre 0.5622 units per square kilometre Myanmar

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?
Myanmar, at 1.97 units per square kilometre against 1.34 units per square kilometre in Somalia as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Myanmar and Somalia?
0.63 units per square kilometre, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Somalia?
37 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
How do Myanmar and Somalia rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Myanmar ranks 13th and Somalia ranks 15th of 196 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 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.