Afghanistan vs Somalia: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per)
Afghanistan
9,820 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Somalia
4,397 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
9th
Somalia rank
11th
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) over time
- Afghanistan
- Somalia
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 9,820 per 100,000 people against 4,397 per 100,000 people in Somalia, a difference of 5,423 per 100,000 people.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 2.2 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 9th and Somalia ranks 11th of 241 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10,352 per 100,000 people | 4,236 per 100,000 people | 6,117 per 100,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 7,399 per 100,000 people | 6,847 per 100,000 people | 551.67 per 100,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 9,902 per 100,000 people | 4,352 per 100,000 people | 5,550 per 100,000 people | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin, Afghanistan or Somalia?
- Afghanistan, at 9,820 per 100,000 people against 4,397 per 100,000 people in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin between Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 5,423 per 100,000 people, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Somalia rank globally for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Afghanistan ranks 9th and Somalia ranks 11th of 241 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per 100,000 population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.