Gambia vs Senegal: Measles - number of reported cases, per square kilometre

Gambia
0.0038 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Senegal
0.0029 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Gambia rank
48th
Senegal rank
51st

Measles - number of reported cases, per square kilometre over time

  • Gambia
  • Senegal
00.10.20.30.4197419982023

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 0.0038 units per square kilometre against 0.0029 units per square kilometre in Senegal, a difference of 0.0009 units per square kilometre.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.3 times Senegal's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Senegal ahead.

Gambia ranks 48th and Senegal ranks 51st of 204 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 4 and Senegal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Senegal Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1739 units per square kilometre 0.1921 units per square kilometre 0.0182 units per square kilometre Senegal
1980s 0.1478 units per square kilometre 0.1344 units per square kilometre 0.0135 units per square kilometre Gambia
1990s 0.0577 units per square kilometre 0.0488 units per square kilometre 0.009 units per square kilometre Gambia
2000s 0.0058 units per square kilometre 0.0267 units per square kilometre 0.0209 units per square kilometre Senegal
2010s 0.0012 units per square kilometre 0.0005 units per square kilometre 0.0007 units per square kilometre Gambia
2020s 0.0032 units per square kilometre 0.0022 units per square kilometre 0.001 units per square kilometre Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher measles - number of reported cases, per square kilometre, Gambia or Senegal?
Gambia, at 0.0038 units per square kilometre against 0.0029 units per square kilometre in Senegal as of 2023.
What is the difference in measles - number of reported cases, per square kilometre between Gambia and Senegal?
0.0009 units per square kilometre, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Senegal?
41 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do Gambia and Senegal rank globally for measles - number of reported cases, per square kilometre?
Gambia ranks 48th and Senegal ranks 51st of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Measles - number of reported cases, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Measles - number of reported cases, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
205 places, 8,608 data points, 1974–2023
Last refreshed

Measles - number of reported cases divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.