Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Senegal instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
Health
be 85.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cote d'Ivoire, 2.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Senegal, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2020.
live 7.7 years longer
In Cote d'Ivoire, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022. In Senegal, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022.
be 14.6% less likely to be obese
In Cote d'Ivoire, 10.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Senegal, that number is 8.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 36.5% less money
Cote d'Ivoire has a GDP per capita of $5,200 as of 2020, while in Senegal, the GDP per capita is $3,300 as of 2020.
be 5.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cote d'Ivoire, 9.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Senegal, that number is 48.0% as of 2007.
be 18.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Cote d'Ivoire, 39.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Senegal, however, that number is 46.7% as of 2011.
Life
be 48.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 617.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Senegal, 315.0 women do as of 2017.
be 41.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 55.7 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.
have 11.3% more children
In Cote d'Ivoire, there are approximately 28.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Senegal, there are 31.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 42.3% less likely to be literate
In Cote d'Ivoire, the literacy rate is 89.9% as of 2019. In Senegal, it is 51.9% as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 19.4% more likely to have internet access
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Senegal, about 43.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 43.2% more on education
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Senegal spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 24.2% more on healthcare
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Senegal, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Senegal: At a glance
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