Gambia vs Nepal: Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters
Gambia
1.25 per 100,000 population
in 2022
Nepal
1.97 per 100,000 population
in 2021
Gambia rank
50th
Nepal rank
48th
Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters over time
- Gambia
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 1.97 per 100,000 population against 1.25 per 100,000 population in Gambia, a difference of 0.72 per 100,000 population.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.6 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Nepal ahead.
Gambia ranks 50th and Nepal ranks 48th of 140 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Nepal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.482 per 100,000 population | 3.22 per 100,000 population | 2.74 per 100,000 population | Nepal |
| 2010s | 3.44 per 100,000 population | 2.24 per 100,000 population | 1.2 per 100,000 population | Gambia |
| 2020s | 0.37 per 100,000 population | 2.12 per 100,000 population | 1.75 per 100,000 population | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters, Gambia or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 1.97 per 100,000 population against 1.25 per 100,000 population in Gambia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters between Gambia and Nepal?
- 0.72 per 100,000 population, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Nepal?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2021.
- How do Gambia and Nepal rank globally for rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters?
- Gambia ranks 50th and Nepal ranks 48th of 140 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data, published as Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of deaths and missing persons attributed to disasters per 100,000 population (number).