If you lived in Senegal instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:

Health

be 52.7% less likely to be obese

In Trinidad and Tobago, 18.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Senegal, that number is 8.8% of people as of 2016.

live 6.0 years less

In Trinidad and Tobago, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 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

be 21.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Trinidad and Tobago, 3.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Senegal, that number is 3.0% as of 2022.

make 84.5% less money

Trinidad and Tobago has a GDP per capita of $23,300 as of 2022, while in Senegal, the GDP per capita is $3,600 as of 2022.

be 2.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Trinidad and Tobago, 20.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Senegal, however, that number is 46.7% as of 2011.

pay a 60.0% higher top tax rate

Trinidad and Tobago has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Senegal, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 2.9 times more children

In Trinidad and Tobago, there are approximately 10.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Senegal, there are 30.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 9.7 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 27.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Senegal, 261.0 women do as of 2020.

be 43.1% less likely to be literate

In Trinidad and Tobago, the literacy rate is 99.0% as of 2015. In Senegal, it is 56.3% as of 2021.

be 2.0 times more likely to die during infancy

In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 15.8 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 32.1% less likely to have access to electricity

In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Senegal, 68% of the population do as of 2021.

be 26.6% less likely to have internet access

In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 79.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Senegal, about 58.0% do as of 2021.

be 12.7% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Senegal, 87% of people do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 28.8% less on healthcare

Trinidad and Tobago spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Senegal, that number is 5.2% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 34.1% more on education

Trinidad and Tobago spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Senegal spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 46.7% more coastline

Trinidad and Tobago has a total of 362 km of coastline. In Senegal, that number is 531 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Division, Direction Generale des Impots et des Domaines.

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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