How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Somalia?

15 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), published as Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with conflict and violence (number of cases). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nigeria vs Somalia: Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with

Nigeria

291,000 number of cases

in 2023

Somalia

673,000 number of cases

in 2023

Nigeria rank

10th

Somalia rank

8th

Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with over time

Nigeria
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 673,000 number of cases against 291,000 number of cases in Nigeria, a difference of 382,000 number of cases.

That makes Somalia's figure about 2.3 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Somalia ahead.

Nigeria ranks 10th and Somalia ranks 8th of 41 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	5,000 number of cases	400,000 number of cases	395,000 number of cases	Somalia
2010s	388,400 number of cases	217,300 number of cases	171,100 number of cases	Nigeria
2020s	246,000 number of cases	534,000 number of cases	288,000 number of cases	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with, Nigeria or Somalia?: Somalia, at 673,000 number of cases against 291,000 number of cases in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with between Nigeria and Somalia?: 382,000 number of cases, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Somalia?: 15 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Somalia rank globally for internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with?: Nigeria ranks 10th and Somalia ranks 8th of 41 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), published as Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with conflict and violence (number of cases). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with conflict and violence (number of cases)
Unit: number of cases
Source: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 58 places, 601 data points, 2009–2023
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Internally displaced persons are defined according to the 1998 Guiding Principles (http://www.internal-displacement.org/publications/1998/ocha-guiding-principles-on-internal-displacement) as people or groups of people who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, in particular as a result of armed conflict, or to avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations of generalized violence, violations of human rights, or natural or human-made disasters and who have not crossed an international border. "New Displacement" refers to the number of new cases or incidents of displacement recorded over the specified year, rather than the number of people displaced. This is done because people may have been displaced more than once.