Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Senegal instead of Cambodia, you would:

Health

be 2.3 times more likely to be obese

In Cambodia, 3.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Senegal, that number is 8.8% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 13.7% less money

Cambodia has a GDP per capita of $5,100 as of 2023, while in Senegal, the GDP per capita is $4,400 as of 2023.

be 12.2 times more likely to be unemployed

In Cambodia, 0.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Senegal, that number is 2.9% as of 2023.

be 2.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Cambodia, 16.5% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Senegal, however, that number is 46.7% as of 2011.

pay a 100.0% higher top tax rate

Cambodia has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Senegal, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 65.9% more children

In Cambodia, there are approximately 18.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Senegal, there are 30.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 19.7% more likely to die during childbirth

In Cambodia, approximately 218.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Senegal, 261.0 women do as of 2020.

be 32.9% less likely to be literate

In Cambodia, the literacy rate is 83.9% as of 2021. In Senegal, it is 56.3% as of 2021.

Basic Needs

be 26.4% less likely to have access to electricity

In Cambodia, approximately 92% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 77% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Senegal, that number is 68% of people on average (94% in urban areas, and 43% in rural areas) as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 30.7% less on healthcare

Cambodia spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Senegal, that number is 5.2% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 77.4% more on education

Cambodia spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Senegal spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 19.9% more coastline

Cambodia has a total of 443 km of coastline. In Senegal, that number is 531 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direction Generale des Impots et des Domaines, General Department of Taxation.

Senegal: At a glance

Senegal is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 192,530 sq km. The French colonies of Senegal and the French Sudan were merged in 1959 and granted their independence as the Mali Federation in 1960. The union broke up after only a few months. Senegal joined with The Gambia to form the nominal confederation of Senegambia in 1982. The envisaged integration of the two countries was never carried out, and the union was dissolved in 1989. The Movement of Democratic Forces in the Casamance (MFDC) has led a low-level separatist insurgency in southern Senegal since the 1980s, and several peace deals have failed to resolve the conflict. Nevertheless, Senegal remains one of the most stable democracies in Africa and has a long history of participating in international peacekeeping and regional mediation. Senegal was ruled by a Socialist Party for 40 years until Abdoulaye WADE was elected president in 2000. He was reelected in 2007 and during his two terms amended Senegal's constitution over a dozen times to increase executive power and to weaken the opposition. His decision to run for a third presidential term sparked a large public backlash that led to his defeat in a March 2012 runoff election with Macky SALL.
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