Cape Verde vs Senegal: Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters
Cape Verde
46,093 people
in 2022
Senegal
85,428 people
in 2021
Cape Verde rank
52nd
Senegal rank
49th
Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters over time
- Cape Verde
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 85,428 people against 46,093 people in Cape Verde, a difference of 39,335 people.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.9 times Cape Verde's.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.
Cape Verde ranks 52nd and Senegal ranks 49th of 78 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1940s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1970s | 0 people | 200,059 people | 200,059 people | Senegal |
| 1980s | 0 people | 300,000 people | 300,000 people | Senegal |
| 2000s | 30,000 people | 284,000 people | 254,000 people | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual number of people affected by all natural disasters, Cape Verde or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 85,428 people against 46,093 people in Cape Verde as of 2021.
- What is the difference in annual number of people affected by all natural disasters between Cape Verde and Senegal?
- 39,335 people, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Senegal?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1910 to 2002.
- How do Cape Verde and Senegal rank globally for annual number of people affected by all natural disasters?
- Cape Verde ranks 52nd and Senegal ranks 49th of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total number of people affected by a natural disaster.