Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 2.5 years longer

In Senegal, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In Malawi, that number is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.

be 34.1% less likely to be obese

In Senegal, 8.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Malawi, that number is 5.8% of people as of 2016.

be 27.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Senegal, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Malawi, that number is 8.1% of people as of 2020.

Economy

pay a 25.0% lower top tax rate

Senegal has a top tax rate of 40.0% as of 2016. In Malawi, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.

make 61.4% less money

Senegal has a GDP per capita of $4,400 as of 2023, while in Malawi, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2023.

be 72.0% more likely to be unemployed

In Senegal, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Malawi, that number is 5.0% as of 2023.

Life

be 19.5% more likely to be literate

In Senegal, the literacy rate is 56.3% as of 2021. In Malawi, it is 67.3% as of 2021.

be 46.0% more likely to die during childbirth

In Senegal, approximately 261.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Malawi, 381.0 women do as of 2020.

have 11.9% fewer children

In Senegal, there are approximately 30.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Malawi, there are 26.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 79.4% less likely to have access to electricity

In Senegal, approximately 68% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 43% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Malawi, that number is 14% of people on average (54% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 58.6% less likely to have internet access

In Senegal, approximately 58.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Malawi, about 24.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 47.3% less on education

Senegal spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Malawi spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Malawi Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Direction Generale des Impots et des Domaines.

Malawi: At a glance

Malawi is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 94,080 sq km. Established in 1891, the British protectorate of Nyasaland became the independent nation of Malawi in 1964. After three decades of one-party rule under President Hastings Kamuzu BANDA the country held multiparty elections in 1994, under a provisional constitution that came into full effect the following year. President Bingu wa MUTHARIKA, elected in May 2004 after a failed attempt by the previous president to amend the constitution to permit another term, struggled to assert his authority against his predecessor and subsequently started his own party, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in 2005. MUTHARIKA was reelected to a second term in May 2009. He oversaw some economic improvement in his first term, but was accused of economic mismanagement and poor governance in his second term. He died abruptly in April 2012 and was succeeded by his vice president, Joyce BANDA, who had earlier started her own party, the People's Party (PP). Population growth, increasing pressure on agricultural lands, corruption, and the scourge of HIV/AIDS pose major problems for Malawi.
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