Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Senegal instead of Spain, you would:
Health
be 63.0% less likely to be obese
In Spain, 23.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Senegal, that number is 8.8% of people as of 2016.
live 12.6 years less
In Spain, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 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
be 75.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Spain, 12.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Senegal, that number is 2.9% as of 2023.
pay a 11.1% lower top tax rate
Spain has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Senegal, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.
make 90.5% less money
Spain has a GDP per capita of $46,400 as of 2023, while in Senegal, the GDP per capita is $4,400 as of 2023.
be 2.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Spain, 20.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Senegal, however, that number is 46.7% as of 2011.
Life
have 4.3 times more children
In Spain, there are approximately 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Senegal, there are 30.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 87.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Spain, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Senegal, 261.0 women do as of 2020.
be 42.9% less likely to be literate
In Spain, the literacy rate is 98.6% as of 2020. In Senegal, it is 56.3% as of 2021.
be 13.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Spain, approximately 2.5 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 Spain, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Senegal, 68% of the population do as of 2022.
be 38.3% less likely to have internet access
In Spain, approximately 94.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Senegal, about 58.0% do as of 2021.
be 12.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Spain, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Senegal, that number is 87% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 51.4% less on healthcare
Spain spends 10.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Senegal, that number is 5.2% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 19.6% more on education
Spain spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Senegal spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 89.3% less coastline
Spain has a total of 4,964 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, Agencia Tributaria, Spain.
Senegal: At a glance
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