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Senegal

Sub-Saharan Africa ·Lower middle incomeSEN

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🌍Population
2024

18.5M

68th of 217 countries

💰GDP per Capita
2025

$1,955

155th of 186 countries

❤️Life Expectancy
2024

68.9 yrs

161st of 217 countries

🌫️Emissions per Capita
2024

0.77 t

149th of 203 countries

📉Unemployment
2025

2.7%

153rd of 182 countries

🔥Inflation
2025

1.5%

125th of 169 countries

⚖️Inequality
2021

28.8%

27th of 81 countries

🛡️Military Spending
2025

1.6%

80th of 150 countries

🏥Healthcare
2023

$73

157th of 191 countries

🌐Internet Users
2024

60.1%

136th of 182 countries

⚡Electricity Access
2024

82.9%

168th of 215 countries

🎓Human Development
2022

0.517

169th of 193 countries

🏚️Poverty
2021

17.9%

14th of 81 countries

👶Fertility Rate
2024

3.77

33rd of 217 countries

🏙️Urbanization
2024

55.2%

142nd of 217 countries

😮‍💨Air Pollution
2023

41.6 µg/m³

21st of 200 countries

✈️Tourism
2017

1.4M

117th of 190 countries

🍼Child Mortality
2024

36.5 / 1k

50th of 196 countries

📚Literacy Rate
2023

50.4%

33rd of 34 countries

🌲Forest Area
2024

45.0%

66th of 209 countries

👴Aging Population
2025

3.6%

175th of 217 countries

🌏Foreign Investment
2025

0.1%

162nd of 184 countries

🚢Trade
2025

71.1%

79th of 138 countries

♻️Renewables
2021

13.3%

61st of 208 countries

🎒Education
2023

6.2%

11th of 122 countries

💸Remittances
2024

11.4%

24th of 179 countries

📱Mobile
2024

123.9

68th of 151 countries

🍩Obesity
2022

30.2%

168th of 196 countries

🔫Homicide Rate
2015

0.3 / 100k

126th of 130 countries

👩‍⚖️Women in Parliament
2025

41.2%

26th of 184 countries

🏭Total Emissions
2024

32 Mt

108th of 203 countries

🔍Corruption
2023

56.6

87th of 205 countries

Data from World Bank Open Data

Global rankings · Senegal

  • ›Senegal records 50.4% in literacy rate (2023), ranking 33rd out of 34 countries — in the bottom 3% globally.
  • ›Senegal records 0.3 / 100k in homicide rate (2015), ranking 126th out of 130 countries — in the bottom 3% globally.
  • ›In 2023, Senegal ranks 11th out of 122 countries in education spending (6.2%) — placing it in the top 9% globally.
  • ›In 2023, Senegal ranks 21st out of 200 countries in air pollution (pm2.5) (41.6 µg/m³) — placing it in the top 11% globally.
  • ›Senegal records 0.1% in foreign direct investment (2025), ranking 162nd out of 184 countries — in the bottom 12% globally.

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