Gambia vs Senegal: Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters
Gambia
63,100 people
in 2015
Senegal
85,428 people
in 2021
Gambia rank
51st
Senegal rank
49th
Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters over time
- Gambia
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 85,428 people against 63,100 people in Gambia, a difference of 22,328 people.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.4 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1910 it was Senegal ahead.
Gambia ranks 51st and Senegal ranks 49th of 78 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1940s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1970s | 21,429 people | 673,594 people | 652,165 people | Senegal |
| 1980s | 81,263 people | 335,130 people | 253,867 people | Senegal |
| 2000s | 0 people | 284,000 people | 284,000 people | Senegal |
| 2010s | 245,550 people | 362,180 people | 116,630 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, Gambia or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 85,428 people against 63,100 people in Gambia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in annual number of people affected by all natural disasters between Gambia and Senegal?
- 22,328 people, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Senegal?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1910 to 2015.
- How do Gambia and Senegal rank globally for annual number of people affected by all natural disasters?
- Gambia ranks 51st 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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Total number of people affected by a natural disaster.