Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Senegal instead of Nigeria, you would:
Health
be 76.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Nigeria, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Senegal, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2020.
live 8.6 years longer
In Nigeria, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 63 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 32.7% less money
Nigeria has a GDP per capita of $4,900 as of 2020, while in Senegal, the GDP per capita is $3,300 as of 2020.
be 2.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Nigeria, 16.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Senegal, that number is 48.0% as of 2007.
be 16.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Nigeria, 40.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Senegal, however, that number is 46.7% as of 2011.
pay a 66.7% higher top tax rate
Nigeria has a top tax rate of 24.0% as of 2016. In Senegal, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 65.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Nigeria, approximately 917.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Senegal, 315.0 women do as of 2017.
be 42.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Nigeria, approximately 56.7 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 16.3% less likely to be literate
In Nigeria, the literacy rate is 62.0% as of 2018. In Senegal, it is 51.9% as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 14.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Nigeria, approximately 62% of people have electricity access (91% in urban areas, and 30% 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 19.4% more likely to have internet access
In Nigeria, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Senegal, about 43.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 36.7% more on healthcare
Nigeria spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Senegal, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 37.7% less coastline
Nigeria has a total of 853 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, Federal Inland Revenue Service, Nigeria.
Senegal: At a glance
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