Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Senegal instead of Oman, you would:
Health
be 67.4% less likely to be obese
In Oman, 27.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Senegal, that number is 8.8% of people as of 2016.
live 6.9 years less
In Oman, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 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 87.9% less money
Oman has a GDP per capita of $27,300 as of 2019, while in Senegal, the GDP per capita is $3,300 as of 2020.
Life
have 42.5% more children
In Oman, there are approximately 22.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Senegal, there are 31.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 16.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Oman, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Senegal, 315.0 women do as of 2017.
be 45.8% less likely to be literate
In Oman, the literacy rate is 95.7% as of 2018. In Senegal, it is 51.9% as of 2017.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Oman, approximately 14.4 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.
Basic Needs
be 28.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Oman, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 92% 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 54.7% less likely to have internet access
In Oman, approximately 95.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Senegal, about 43.0% do as of 2020.
be 12.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Oman, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 98% 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.
Geography
see 74.6% less coastline
Oman has a total of 2,092 km of coastline. In Senegal, that number is 531 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Senegal: At a glance
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