El Salvador vs Mauritania: People affected by disasters vs. GDP per capita
El Salvador
142.78 affected per 100,000 people
in 2024
Mauritania
143.36 affected per 100,000 people
in 2023
El Salvador rank
85th
Mauritania rank
84th
People affected by disasters vs. GDP per capita over time
- El Salvador
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 143.36 affected per 100,000 people against 142.78 affected per 100,000 people in El Salvador, a difference of 0.58 affected per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2001 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 85th and Mauritania ranks 84th of 167 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,081 affected per 100,000 people | 4,542 affected per 100,000 people | 1,538 affected per 100,000 people | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 2,088 affected per 100,000 people | 22,715 affected per 100,000 people | 20,627 affected per 100,000 people | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 643.43 affected per 100,000 people | 7,657 affected per 100,000 people | 7,014 affected per 100,000 people | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people affected by disasters vs. gdp per capita, El Salvador or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 143.36 affected per 100,000 people against 142.78 affected per 100,000 people in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in people affected by disasters vs. gdp per capita between El Salvador and Mauritania?
- 0.58 affected per 100,000 people, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mauritania?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Mauritania rank globally for people affected by disasters vs. gdp per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 85th and Mauritania ranks 84th of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as People affected by disasters vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rate of people per 100,000 affected by a natural disaster.