Somalia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Somalia
1.34 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.3653 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia rank
15th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
15th

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

  • Somalia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
00.511.52196119922023

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 1.34 units per square kilometre against 0.3653 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.9747 units per square kilometre.

That makes Somalia's figure about 3.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Somalia ranks 15th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 15th of 196 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 4 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0.105 units per square kilometre 0.1048 units per square kilometre Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 0.1241 units per square kilometre 0.1792 units per square kilometre 0.0552 units per square kilometre Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 0.9863 units per square kilometre 0.2394 units per square kilometre 0.7469 units per square kilometre Somalia
2000s 0.7486 units per square kilometre 0.1476 units per square kilometre 0.601 units per square kilometre Somalia
2010s 1.62 units per square kilometre 0.216 units per square kilometre 1.41 units per square kilometre Somalia
2020s 1.28 units per square kilometre 0.3331 units per square kilometre 0.9492 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, Somalia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Somalia, at 1.34 units per square kilometre against 0.3653 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.9747 units per square kilometre, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Somalia ranks 15th and Sub-Saharan Africa 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.