If you lived in Senegal instead of Saint Kitts and Nevis, you would:

Health

be 75.2% less likely to be obese

In Saint Kitts and Nevis, 46.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Senegal, that number is 11.6% of people as of 2024.

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live 3.4 years less

In Saint Kitts and Nevis, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2024. In Senegal, that number is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 89.4% less spent on your healthcare

Saint Kitts and Nevis spends $1,936 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Senegal spends $206 as of 2023.

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have 36.7% less access to essential health services

Saint Kitts and Nevis scores 79 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Senegal scores 50 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 92.3% less money

Saint Kitts and Nevis has a GDP per capita of $25,223 as of 2025, while in Senegal, the GDP per capita is $1,955 as of 2025.

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Life

have 2.5 times more children

In Saint Kitts and Nevis, there are approximately 11.7 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 3.2 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Saint Kitts and Nevis, approximately 74.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Senegal, 237.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In Saint Kitts and Nevis, approximately 13.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Senegal, that number is 74% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 21.8% less likely to have internet access

In Saint Kitts and Nevis, approximately 76.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Senegal, about 60.1% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 24.7% less on healthcare

Saint Kitts and Nevis spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Senegal, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2023.

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spend 76.0% more on education

Saint Kitts and Nevis spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Senegal spends 6.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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Geography

see 3.9 times more coastline

Saint Kitts and Nevis has a total of 135 km of coastline. In Senegal, that number is 531 km.

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Infrastructure

live with 68.0% less strain on fresh water

Saint Kitts and Nevis withdraws 51% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Senegal withdraws 16% as of 2022.

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find 91.4% less home broadband

Saint Kitts and Nevis has 46.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Senegal has 4.0 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 73.3% less CO2

Saint Kitts and Nevis emits 2.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Senegal emits 0.8 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

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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