Quality of life comparison
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 20.0% less money
Cambodia has a GDP per capita of $4,500 as of 2022, while in Senegal, the GDP per capita is $3,600 as of 2022.
be 13.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cambodia, 0.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Senegal, that number is 3.0% as of 2022.
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 17.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In Cambodia, approximately 82% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 77% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Senegal, that number is 68% of people on average (94% in urban areas, and 43% in rural areas) as of 2021.
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
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