Myanmar vs Somalia: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per)
Myanmar
2,606 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Somalia
4,397 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Myanmar rank
12th
Somalia rank
11th
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) over time
- Myanmar
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 4,397 per 100,000 people against 2,606 per 100,000 people in Myanmar, a difference of 1,791 per 100,000 people.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.7 times Myanmar's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Myanmar ranks 12th and Somalia ranks 11th of 241 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 396.17 per 100,000 people | 4,236 per 100,000 people | 3,839 per 100,000 people | Somalia |
| 2010s | 1,248 per 100,000 people | 6,847 per 100,000 people | 5,599 per 100,000 people | Somalia |
| 2020s | 2,287 per 100,000 people | 4,352 per 100,000 people | 2,064 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, Myanmar or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 4,397 per 100,000 people against 2,606 per 100,000 people in Myanmar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin between Myanmar and Somalia?
- 1,791 per 100,000 people, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Somalia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Myanmar and Somalia rank globally for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Myanmar ranks 12th 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.