Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Benin instead of Senegal, you would:
Health
live 7.7 years less
In Senegal, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In Benin, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 97.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Senegal, 48.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2007. In Benin, that number is 1.0% as of 2014.
be 17.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Senegal, 46.7% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Benin, however, that number is 38.5% as of 2019.
Life
have 30.6% more children
In Senegal, there are approximately 31.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Benin, there are 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 26.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Senegal, approximately 315.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Benin, 397.0 women do as of 2017.
be 18.3% less likely to be literate
In Senegal, the literacy rate is 51.9% as of 2017. In Benin, it is 42.4% as of 2018.
be 71.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Senegal, approximately 32.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Benin, on the other hand, 55.8 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 53.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Senegal, approximately 71% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 50% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Benin, that number is 33% of people on average (58% in urban areas, and 9% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 39.5% less likely to have internet access
In Senegal, approximately 43.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Benin, about 26.0% do as of 2020.
be 14.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Senegal, approximately 87% of people have improved drinking water access (96% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Benin, that number is 75% of people on average (79% in urban areas, and 71% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 43.4% less on education
Senegal spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Benin spends 3.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 41.5% less on healthcare
Senegal spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Benin, that number is 2.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 77.2% less coastline
Senegal has a total of 531 km of coastline. In Benin, that number is 121 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Benin: At a glance
How big is Benin compared to Senegal? See an in-depth size comparison.