Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 2.7 years longer

In India, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 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 2.3 times more likely to be obese

In India, 3.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Senegal, that number is 8.8% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 45.9% less money

India has a GDP per capita of $6,100 as of 2020, while in Senegal, the GDP per capita is $3,300 as of 2020.

be 5.6 times more likely to be unemployed

In India, 8.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Senegal, that number is 48.0% as of 2007.

be 2.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In India, 21.9% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Senegal, however, that number is 46.7% as of 2011.

pay a 12.5% higher top tax rate

India has a top tax rate of 35.5% as of 2016. In Senegal, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 87.3% more children

In India, there are approximately 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Senegal, there are 31.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth

In India, approximately 145.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Senegal, 315.0 women do as of 2017.

be 30.2% less likely to be literate

In India, the literacy rate is 74.4% as of 2018. In Senegal, it is 51.9% as of 2017.

Basic Needs

be 28.3% less likely to have access to electricity

In India, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Senegal, that number is 71% of people on average (94% in urban areas, and 50% in rural areas) as of 2019.

Expenditures

spend 51.4% more on education

India spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Senegal spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 36.7% more on healthcare

India spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Senegal, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 92.4% less coastline

India has a total of 7,000 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, Government of India.

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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