Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 93.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Tanzania, 4.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Senegal, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2020.

Economy

make 22.2% more money

Tanzania has a GDP per capita of $3,600 as of 2023, while in Senegal, the GDP per capita is $4,400 as of 2023.

be 12.3% more likely to be unemployed

In Tanzania, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Senegal, that number is 2.9% as of 2023.

be 76.9% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Tanzania, 26.4% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Senegal, however, that number is 46.7% as of 2011.

pay a 33.3% higher top tax rate

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

Life

be 10.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Tanzania, approximately 36.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Senegal, on the other hand, 32.4 children do as of 2022.

be 31.2% less likely to be literate

In Tanzania, the literacy rate is 81.8% as of 2021. In Senegal, it is 56.3% as of 2021.

Basic Needs

be 48.3% more likely to have access to electricity

In Tanzania, approximately 46% of people have electricity access (77% in urban areas, and 23% 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.

be 81.2% more likely to have internet access

In Tanzania, approximately 32.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Senegal, about 58.0% do as of 2021.

be 21.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Tanzania, approximately 72% of people have improved drinking water access (95% in urban areas, and 59% 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 66.7% more on education

Tanzania spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Senegal spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 36.8% more on healthcare

Tanzania spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Senegal, that number is 5.2% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 62.7% less coastline

Tanzania has a total of 1,424 km of coastline. In Senegal, that number is 531 km.

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

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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