Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 72.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Barbados, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2019. In Senegal, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2020.

be 61.9% less likely to be obese

In Barbados, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Senegal, that number is 8.8% of people as of 2016.

live 8.6 years less

In Barbados, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 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 74.4% less money

Barbados has a GDP per capita of $12,900 as of 2020, while in Senegal, the GDP per capita is $3,300 as of 2020.

be 4.8 times more likely to be unemployed

In Barbados, 10.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Senegal, that number is 48.0% as of 2007.

pay a 19.4% higher top tax rate

Barbados has a top tax rate of 33.5% as of 2016. In Senegal, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 2.9 times more children

In Barbados, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Senegal, there are 31.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 11.7 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Barbados, approximately 27.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Senegal, 315.0 women do as of 2017.

be 47.9% less likely to be literate

In Barbados, the literacy rate is 99.6% as of 2014. In Senegal, it is 51.9% as of 2017.

be 3.4 times more likely to die during infancy

In Barbados, approximately 9.6 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.

Basic Needs

be 29.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Barbados, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Senegal, 71% of the population do as of 2019.

be 47.6% less likely to have internet access

In Barbados, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Senegal, about 43.0% do as of 2020.

be 11.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Barbados, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Senegal, 87% of people do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 34.9% less on healthcare

Barbados spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Senegal, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.

spend 23.3% more on education

Barbados spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Senegal spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

Geography

see 5.5 times more coastline

Barbados has a total of 97 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, Ministry of Finance, Barbados.

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.
Read more

How big is Senegal compared to Barbados? See an in-depth size comparison.

Share this

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Senegal.or Barbados It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.