Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 6.8 years less

In Montserrat, the average life expectancy is 76 years (77 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Senegal, that number is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.

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Life

have 2.5 times more children

In Montserrat, there are approximately 11.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Senegal, there are 29.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 2.8 times more likely to die during infancy

In Montserrat, approximately 10.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Senegal, on the other hand, 28.9 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 25.8% less likely to have access to electricity

In Montserrat, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Senegal, 74% of the population do as of 2023.

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Expenditures

spend 14.1% more on education

Montserrat spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Senegal spends 6.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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Geography

see 13.3 times more coastline

Montserrat has a total of 40 km of coastline. In Senegal, that number is 531 km.

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Infrastructure

find 94.4% less home broadband

Montserrat has 72.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Senegal has 4.0 as of 2024.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2020–2024), World Bank (2023–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this

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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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