Senegal vs South Sudan
Senegal vs South Sudan: Days above 35 °C
Days above 35 °C in 2014: 190.2 days in Senegal and 115.2 days in South Sudan, in the CMIP6 climate models’ median run. In 2014 the value was higher in Senegal, by 75 days, or 1.65 times that in South Sudan.
days a year · CMIP6
What the numbers say
- Senegal has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- The CMIP6 model median (SSP2-4.5, middle of the road) puts Senegal at 266.6 days and South Sudan at 172 days in 2100.
Every year
days a year · CMIP6
| Year | Senegal | South Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 190.2 | 115.2 |
| 2013 | 190.1 | 111.2 |
| 2012 | 186.6 | 108.8 |
| 2011 | 188.7 | 112.9 |
| 2010 | 186.8 | 112.8 |
| 2009 | 184.1 | 104.3 |
| 2008 | 181.8 | 104.2 |
| 2007 | 181.4 | 100.7 |
| 2006 | 183.2 | 105.3 |
| 2005 | 179.7 | 102.8 |
| 2004 | 186.9 | 103.4 |
| 2003 | 180.7 | 102.5 |
| 2002 | 177.9 | 104.6 |
| 2001 | 184.9 | 108.9 |
| 2000 | 176.7 | 99.1 |
| 1999 | 174.3 | 97.8 |
| 1998 | 172.3 | 97.6 |
| 1997 | 172.3 | 99.2 |
| 1996 | 168.6 | 94 |
| 1995 | 168.3 | 94 |
| 1994 | 163.6 | 89.9 |
| 1993 | 157.6 | 84.6 |
| 1992 | 150.7 | 87.9 |
| 1991 | 167.6 | 95.2 |
| 1990 | 174.5 | 94 |
| 1989 | 169.3 | 93.6 |
| 1988 | 164.3 | 98 |
| 1987 | 160.7 | 97.7 |
| 1986 | 168.7 | 97.9 |
| 1985 | 161.2 | 89.8 |
| 1984 | 162.8 | 90.8 |
| 1983 | 163.8 | 90.8 |
| 1982 | 165.8 | 89.3 |
| 1981 | 162.8 | 96.2 |
| 1980 | 169.3 | 97.5 |
| 1979 | 165.1 | 95.4 |
| 1978 | 159.6 | 89.1 |
| 1977 | 157.7 | 92.9 |
| 1976 | 161.7 | 86.7 |
| 1975 | 153.7 | 91.5 |
| 1974 | 157.3 | 90 |
| 1973 | 158.5 | 90.1 |
| 1972 | 159.7 | 89.8 |
| 1971 | 154.2 | 84.8 |
| 1970 | 158.4 | 87.8 |
| 1969 | 160.8 | 90.8 |
| 1968 | 154.4 | 85.5 |
| 1967 | 151.6 | 84.3 |
| 1966 | 154.3 | 87 |
| 1965 | 151.3 | 82.2 |
| 1964 | 145 | 79.2 |
| 1963 | 146.8 | 84.4 |
| 1962 | 162 | 93.5 |
| 1961 | 158.5 | 90.4 |
| 1960 | 159.8 | 92 |
| 1959 | 160.5 | 90.1 |
| 1958 | 162.1 | 88 |
| 1957 | 164.4 | 90.7 |
| 1956 | 158.7 | 85.5 |
| 1955 | 154.6 | 87.3 |
| 1954 | 159.9 | 91 |
| 1953 | 154.6 | 95.5 |
| 1952 | 157.5 | 88.7 |
| 1951 | 158 | 93.2 |
| 1950 | 159.6 | 86.7 |
CMIP6 model median (SSP2-4.5, middle of the road) · 2015–2100
| Year | Senegal | South Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 189.8158.7–212.1 | 112.487.1–135.9 |
| 2016 | 185.6159.7–207.9 | 103.878.8–129.9 |
| 2017 | 189.9163.2–215.2 | 114.384.4–134.8 |
| 2018 | 189.1161.9–207 | 109.674.1–140.7 |
| 2019 | 193.6158.6–215.6 | 107.285.2–133.3 |
| 2020 | 190.9158.5–211.2 | 114.783–140.8 |
| 2021 | 191.7165.8–222.9 | 112.182.3–137.9 |
| 2022 | 199.7171.2–226.2 | 108.880.6–137.3 |
| 2023 | 198.6168.1–226.9 | 113.188.8–147.8 |
| 2024 | 206.7177–233.9 | 121.591–149.4 |
| 2025 | 202.2174.6–236.9 | 115.889.9–141.1 |
| 2026 | 203.1154.7–230.6 | 112.283.6–145.9 |
| 2027 | 205.9173.9–227.8 | 115.482.9–143.9 |
| 2028 | 205.3175.8–234.6 | 118.387.9–145.1 |
| 2029 | 201.9175.9–225.4 | 120.789.9–140.1 |
| 2030 | 201.3172–224.6 | 117.292.5–147.7 |
| 2031 | 213.2180.8–237.3 | 123.397.3–147.8 |
| 2032 | 206.6172.7–239 | 118.791.5–148.1 |
| 2033 | 201.5170.2–231.9 | 123.791.9–159.9 |
| 2034 | 207.8185.1–243.2 | 120.889.9–159.1 |
| 2035 | 206.8177.4–237.9 | 122.892.3–153.1 |
| 2036 | 212.3182–235.9 | 118.790.7–147.5 |
| 2037 | 218.6191.9–243.4 | 127.792.4–161 |
| 2038 | 219.1185.9–248.2 | 129.5101.9–159.2 |
| 2039 | 215.4190.4–240 | 128.394.6–153.1 |
| 2040 | 221.1191–249.1 | 125.894.8–150.7 |
| 2041 | 221.3198.7–248.5 | 133.899.2–157.8 |
| 2042 | 218.8186.8–244.9 | 129.3101.8–150.8 |
| 2043 | 220.1194.4–247.3 | 124.788.4–161.9 |
| 2044 | 223.4188.4–251.2 | 12893.3–153.7 |
| 2045 | 223.6199.9–244.8 | 134.398–166.7 |
| 2046 | 229.2192.1–253.6 | 142.1102.3–172.2 |
| 2047 | 229192.2–256.9 | 139.3111.2–169.4 |
| 2048 | 233.5203.7–259.6 | 133.1102.8–175.4 |
| 2049 | 231.2201.5–257.3 | 144106.7–173.4 |
| 2050 | 224.1197.9–258.5 | 131.8102.7–175.9 |
| 2051 | 227.6191.2–260.6 | 136.9103.8–181 |
| 2052 | 231.6199.1–263.1 | 140.6107.1–170.7 |
| 2053 | 228.8202.6–271.5 | 136.798.4–174.4 |
| 2054 | 232.1202–265.8 | 143.499–172.9 |
| 2055 | 235.8203.2–263.4 | 143.4108.5–177.2 |
| 2056 | 239.1201.5–271.1 | 140.5106.1–187.1 |
| 2057 | 237.8202.8–272.9 | 152.3116.4–191.2 |
| 2058 | 243.1209.3–276.5 | 151.7101.9–183.5 |
| 2059 | 243.3209.3–276.3 | 145.9103.5–182.1 |
| 2060 | 243.1214.7–270.6 | 148.7106.5–190.2 |
| 2061 | 242203.5–273.5 | 149.5111.4–191.8 |
| 2062 | 243.3206.2–276.9 | 146.1106.4–194.6 |
| 2063 | 244.7212–274 | 147.1109.1–180.2 |
| 2064 | 239.9209.2–272.4 | 149.2109.2–185.1 |
| 2065 | 249.4211.2–277.6 | 153.7122.4–192.3 |
| 2066 | 245.9222.5–279.6 | 150.4119.4–190.7 |
| 2067 | 245.2205.2–281.7 | 149.8119–196.2 |
| 2068 | 240.9207.6–276.7 | 153.9118.8–193.6 |
| 2069 | 247.5211–278.1 | 148.8111.4–191.2 |
| 2070 | 245.5210.2–277.4 | 154.5117–195.8 |
| 2071 | 249.2218.5–281.5 | 153.5117.6–200.4 |
| 2072 | 252.6213.7–284.6 | 161.7122–189.2 |
| 2073 | 262.7220.7–294.2 | 159.7124.4–198.7 |
| 2074 | 252.3217.6–289.1 | 151.9106.9–200.6 |
| 2075 | 252.7215.3–284.8 | 155.5106.6–190 |
| 2076 | 258.3221.4–286.8 | 159.9116.3–216.8 |
| 2077 | 256.6219.6–293.6 | 163.6123.7–216.5 |
| 2078 | 256.4216–288.2 | 161.4123.3–199.6 |
| 2079 | 256.2222.9–291 | 158.8127.9–190.6 |
| 2080 | 256.4214.3–288.4 | 161.6116.1–198.3 |
| 2081 | 253.5216.8–297.6 | 163.3126.3–208.9 |
| 2082 | 258.5219.8–299.3 | 159.2127.6–200.5 |
| 2083 | 261.1225.1–299.8 | 168129–211.4 |
| 2084 | 259.9229.2–290.2 | 162.7120.4–199.8 |
| 2085 | 270.3230.5–296.1 | 166.1126.3–209.4 |
| 2086 | 258.3222–297.1 | 162.5122.2–208.7 |
| 2087 | 263.3220.1–297.8 | 163.7110.7–202.2 |
| 2088 | 255.7224.7–297.3 | 164.8122.3–214.2 |
| 2089 | 254.3219.7–296.7 | 162.4126–199.8 |
| 2090 | 255.8217.3–291.1 | 167120.8–211.8 |
| 2091 | 261.3224–289 | 165.6119.3–210.6 |
| 2092 | 266.6226.3–302.9 | 173.9126.9–217.6 |
| 2093 | 260.8225.6–296.8 | 168.8131.2–208.4 |
| 2094 | 264.3225.7–300.6 | 171.1131.9–222.8 |
| 2095 | 271.8224–302.1 | 171.7128.2–224.7 |
| 2096 | 263219–297 | 166.3122.8–214.1 |
| 2097 | 258.7225.3–292.6 | 165.8123.7–214.6 |
| 2098 | 267.2227.8–300.4 | 165.5125–217.9 |
| 2099 | 264.1226.6–301.2 | 171126.6–227.6 |
| 2100 | 266.6228.1–303.6 | 172124.2–217.9 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Days in a year whose highest temperature passes 35 °C, averaged over the country.
- Source: World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal, CMIP6 multi-model median.
- The dashed line is the CMIP6 model median (SSP2-4.5, middle of the road), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its models’ 10th–90th percentile.
- Climate model values are the median of the CMIP6 models, run on past emissions to 2014 and on SSP2-4.5, a middle-of-the-road path, after: they are not measurements.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Senegal vs South Sudan
Health
- Life expectancySenegal: 68.7 years in 2023South Sudan: 57.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySenegal: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024South Sudan: 9.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySenegal: 24.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023South Sudan: 63.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSenegal: 3.37% in 2017South Sudan: 3.7% in 2017
- Suicide rateSenegal: 12.9 per 100,000 people in 2017South Sudan: 12 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSenegal: 18.1 million people in 2023South Sudan: 11.5 million people in 2023
- Population growthSenegal: 2.33% a year in 2023South Sudan: 5.86% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSenegal: 3.82 births per woman in 2023South Sudan: 3.86 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSenegal: 55.8% in 2025South Sudan: 21.7% in 2025
- Median ageSenegal: 19.1 years in 2023South Sudan: 18 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSenegal: 3.6% in 2023South Sudan: 2.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateSenegal: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023South Sudan: 39.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSenegal: 1.56% of GDP in 2025South Sudan: 3.43% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSenegal: $533M in 2025South Sudan: $103M in 2025
- Military spending per personSenegal: $30 in 2025South Sudan: $15 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSenegal: 5.2% of government spending in 2025South Sudan: 18.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSenegal: 19,000 people in 2020South Sudan: 53,000 people in 2020
- National powerSenegal: 0.1% of world capability in 2022South Sudan: 0.08% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSenegal: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020South Sudan: 1.18% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSenegal: 79 million TIV in 2024South Sudan: 10 million TIV in 2022