Somalia vs Sudan: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per)
Somalia
4,397 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Sudan
4,556 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Somalia rank
11th
Sudan rank
10th
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) over time
- Somalia
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 4,556 per 100,000 people against 4,397 per 100,000 people in Somalia, a difference of 159 per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 11th and Sudan ranks 10th of 241 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,236 per 100,000 people | 1,739 per 100,000 people | 2,496 per 100,000 people | Somalia |
| 2010s | 6,847 per 100,000 people | 1,503 per 100,000 people | 5,345 per 100,000 people | Somalia |
| 2020s | 4,352 per 100,000 people | 2,727 per 100,000 people | 1,625 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, Somalia or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 4,556 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 Somalia and Sudan?
- 159 per 100,000 people, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sudan?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and Sudan rank globally for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Somalia ranks 11th and Sudan ranks 10th 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.