Quality of life comparison
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
be 37.6% less likely to be unemployed
In India, 4.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Senegal, that number is 3.0% as of 2022.
make 49.3% less money
India has a GDP per capita of $7,100 as of 2022, while in Senegal, the GDP per capita is $3,600 as of 2022.
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 86.4% more children
In India, there are approximately 16.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Senegal, there are 30.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In India, approximately 103.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Senegal, 261.0 women do as of 2020.
be 24.3% less likely to be literate
In India, the literacy rate is 74.4% as of 2018. In Senegal, it is 56.3% as of 2021.
Basic Needs
be 26.1% more likely to have internet access
In India, approximately 46.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Senegal, about 58.0% do as of 2021.
be 31.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In India, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Senegal, that number is 68% of people on average (94% in urban areas, and 43% in rural areas) as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 22.2% more on education
India spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Senegal spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 73.3% more on healthcare
India spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Senegal, that number is 5.2% of GDP as of 2020.
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
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