Gambia vs Somalia: Number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis
Gambia
657,160 people
in 2024
Somalia
1.44 million people
in 2024
Gambia rank
37th
Somalia rank
34th
Number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis over time
- Gambia
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 1.44 million people against 657,160 people in Gambia, a difference of 779,720 people.
That makes Somalia's figure about 2.2 times Gambia's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 37th and Somalia ranks 34th of 52 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 158,622 people | 945,432 people | 786,810 people | Somalia |
| 2020s | 439,450 people | 2.21 million people | 1.78 million people | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis, Gambia or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 1.44 million people against 657,160 people in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis between Gambia and Somalia?
- 779,720 people, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Somalia?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Somalia rank globally for number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis?
- Gambia ranks 37th and Somalia ranks 34th of 52 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis.