Somalia vs Sri Lanka: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
Somalia
1.34 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
2.35 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia rank
15th
Sri Lanka rank
12th
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- Somalia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 2.35 units per square kilometre against 1.34 units per square kilometre in Somalia, a difference of 1.01 units per square kilometre.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.8 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 15th and Sri Lanka ranks 12th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2479 units per square kilometre | 0.0376 units per square kilometre | 0.2103 units per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0.9863 units per square kilometre | 2.11 units per square kilometre | 1.12 units per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.7486 units per square kilometre | 2.01 units per square kilometre | 1.26 units per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 1.62 units per square kilometre | 1.98 units per square kilometre | 0.357 units per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 1.28 units per square kilometre | 2.37 units per square kilometre | 1.09 units per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
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 Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 2.35 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 Somalia and Sri Lanka?
- 1.01 units per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sri Lanka?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Somalia and Sri Lanka rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Somalia ranks 15th and Sri Lanka ranks 12th 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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About this data
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.