Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Senegal instead of Portugal, you would:
Health
be 57.7% less likely to be obese
In Portugal, 20.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Senegal, that number is 8.8% of people as of 2016.
live 11.5 years less
In Portugal, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 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
pay a 29.2% lower top tax rate
Portugal has a top tax rate of 56.5% as of 2016. In Senegal, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.
make 89.8% less money
Portugal has a GDP per capita of $32,200 as of 2020, while in Senegal, the GDP per capita is $3,300 as of 2020.
be 7.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Portugal, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Senegal, that number is 48.0% as of 2007.
be 2.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Portugal, 17.2% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Senegal, however, that number is 46.7% as of 2011.
Life
have 3.9 times more children
In Portugal, there are approximately 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Senegal, there are 31.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 39.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Portugal, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Senegal, 315.0 women do as of 2017.
be 46.0% less likely to be literate
In Portugal, the literacy rate is 96.1% as of 2018. In Senegal, it is 51.9% as of 2017.
be 13.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Portugal, approximately 2.5 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 29.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Portugal, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Senegal, 71% of the population do as of 2019.
be 44.9% less likely to have internet access
In Portugal, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Senegal, about 43.0% do as of 2020.
be 12.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Portugal, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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.
Expenditures
spend 56.8% less on healthcare
Portugal spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Senegal, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 12.8% more on education
Portugal spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Senegal spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 70.4% less coastline
Portugal has a total of 1,793 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, Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira.
Senegal: At a glance
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