Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Senegal instead of Malawi, you would:
Health
be 96.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Malawi, 8.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Senegal, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2020.
live 2.5 years less
In Malawi, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 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 51.7% more likely to be obese
In Malawi, 5.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Senegal, that number is 8.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.2 times more money
Malawi has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2020, while in Senegal, the GDP per capita is $3,300 as of 2020.
be 2.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Malawi, 20.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Senegal, that number is 48.0% as of 2007.
pay a 33.3% higher top tax rate
Malawi has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Senegal, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 12.8% more children
In Malawi, there are approximately 27.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Senegal, there are 31.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 16.4% less likely to be literate
In Malawi, the literacy rate is 62.1% as of 2015. In Senegal, it is 51.9% as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 5.5 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Malawi, approximately 13% of people have electricity access (55% in urban areas, and 5% 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.
be 3.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Malawi, approximately 14.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Senegal, about 43.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 44.6% less on healthcare
Malawi spends 7.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Senegal, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 82.8% more on education
Malawi spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Senegal spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Malawi Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Direction Generale des Impots et des Domaines.
Senegal: At a glance
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