Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 7.5 years longer

In Mali, 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.

Economy

make 50.0% more money

Mali has a GDP per capita of $2,200 as of 2020, while in Senegal, the GDP per capita is $3,300 as of 2020.

be 6.1 times more likely to be unemployed

In Mali, 7.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Senegal, that number is 48.0% as of 2007.

be 10.9% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Mali, 42.1% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Senegal, however, that number is 46.7% as of 2011.

Life

be 44.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Mali, approximately 562.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Senegal, 315.0 women do as of 2017.

be 46.2% more likely to be literate

In Mali, the literacy rate is 35.5% as of 2018. In Senegal, it is 51.9% as of 2017.

be 46.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Mali, approximately 60.6 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 23.3% fewer children

In Mali, there are approximately 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Senegal, there are 31.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 42.0% more likely to have access to electricity

In Mali, approximately 50% of people have electricity access (78% in urban areas, and 28% 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 59.3% more likely to have internet access

In Mali, approximately 27.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Senegal, about 43.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 55.9% more on education

Mali spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Senegal spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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