Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 53.4% less likely to be obese

In Moldova, 18.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Senegal, that number is 8.8% of people as of 2016.

live 2.5 years less

In Moldova, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Senegal, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 72.0% less money

Moldova has a GDP per capita of $15,700 as of 2023, while in Senegal, the GDP per capita is $4,400 as of 2023.

be 80.9% more likely to be unemployed

In Moldova, 1.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Senegal, that number is 2.9% as of 2023.

be 50.2% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Moldova, 31.1% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Senegal, however, that number is 46.7% as of 2011.

pay a 2.2 times higher top tax rate

Moldova has a top tax rate of 18.0% as of 2016. In Senegal, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 3.6 times more children

In Moldova, there are approximately 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Senegal, there are 30.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 21.8 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Moldova, approximately 12.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Senegal, 261.0 women do as of 2020.

be 43.5% less likely to be literate

In Moldova, the literacy rate is 99.6% as of 2021. In Senegal, it is 56.3% as of 2021.

be 2.8 times more likely to die during infancy

In Moldova, approximately 11.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Senegal, on the other hand, 32.4 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 32.1% less likely to have access to electricity

In Moldova, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Senegal, 68% of the population do as of 2022.

be 24.0% less likely to have internet access

In Moldova, approximately 76.3% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Senegal, about 58.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 14.1% less on education

Moldova spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Senegal spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 23.5% less on healthcare

Moldova spends 6.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Senegal, that number is 5.2% of GDP as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direction Generale des Impots et des Domaines, State tax Service.

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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