Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 97.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Mozambique, 11.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Senegal, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2020.

live 12.9 years longer

In Mozambique, the average life expectancy is 57 years (56 years for men, 58 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 22.2% more likely to be obese

In Mozambique, 7.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Senegal, that number is 8.8% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 2.8 times more money

Mozambique has a GDP per capita of $1,200 as of 2020, while in Senegal, the GDP per capita is $3,300 as of 2020.

be 95.9% more likely to be unemployed

In Mozambique, 24.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Senegal, that number is 48.0% as of 2007.

pay a 25.0% higher top tax rate

Mozambique has a top tax rate of 32.0% as of 2016. In Senegal, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 47.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Mozambique, approximately 61.4 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.

be 14.5% less likely to be literate

In Mozambique, the literacy rate is 60.7% as of 2017. In Senegal, it is 51.9% as of 2017.

have 15.9% fewer children

In Mozambique, there are approximately 37.5 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 2.0 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Mozambique, approximately 35% of people have electricity access (57% in urban areas, and 22% 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 2.5 times more likely to have internet access

In Mozambique, approximately 17.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Senegal, about 43.0% do as of 2020.

be 19.1% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Mozambique, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access (93% in urban areas, and 62% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Senegal, that number is 87% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 14.5% less on education

Mozambique spends 6.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Senegal spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 47.4% less on healthcare

Mozambique spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Senegal, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 78.5% less coastline

Mozambique has a total of 2,470 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, Autoridade Tributária de Moçambique.

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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