If you lived in Senegal instead of Sri Lanka, you would:

Health

live 7.5 years less

In Sri Lanka, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020. In Senegal, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022.

be 69.2% more likely to be obese

In Sri Lanka, 5.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Senegal, that number is 8.8% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 73.6% less money

Sri Lanka has a GDP per capita of $12,500 as of 2020, while in Senegal, the GDP per capita is $3,300 as of 2020.

be 9.9 times more likely to be unemployed

In Sri Lanka, 4.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Senegal, that number is 48.0% as of 2007.

be 11.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Sri Lanka, 4.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Senegal, however, that number is 46.7% as of 2011.

pay a 2.7 times higher top tax rate

Sri Lanka has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Senegal, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 2.3 times more children

In Sri Lanka, there are approximately 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Senegal, there are 31.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 8.8 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Sri Lanka, approximately 36.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Senegal, 315.0 women do as of 2017.

be 43.8% less likely to be literate

In Sri Lanka, the literacy rate is 92.3% as of 2019. In Senegal, it is 51.9% as of 2017.

be 4.0 times more likely to die during infancy

In Sri Lanka, approximately 8.2 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 22.9% more likely to have internet access

In Sri Lanka, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Senegal, about 43.0% do as of 2020.

be 29.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Sri Lanka, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 95% 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.

Expenditures

spend 2.5 times more on education

Sri Lanka spends 2.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Senegal spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

Geography

see 60.4% less coastline

Sri Lanka has a total of 1,340 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, Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Department.

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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