Burundi vs Somalia: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per)
Burundi
2,206 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Somalia
4,397 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Burundi rank
13th
Somalia rank
11th
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) over time
- Burundi
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 4,397 per 100,000 people against 2,206 per 100,000 people in Burundi, a difference of 2,191 per 100,000 people.
That makes Somalia's figure about 2.0 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 13th and Somalia ranks 11th of 241 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,486 per 100,000 people | 4,236 per 100,000 people | 1,250 per 100,000 people | Burundi |
| 2010s | 1,968 per 100,000 people | 6,847 per 100,000 people | 4,879 per 100,000 people | Somalia |
| 2020s | 2,372 per 100,000 people | 4,352 per 100,000 people | 1,980 per 100,000 people | Somalia |
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, Burundi or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 4,397 per 100,000 people against 2,206 per 100,000 people in Burundi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin between Burundi and Somalia?
- 2,191 per 100,000 people, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Somalia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and Somalia rank globally for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Burundi ranks 13th 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.