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Senegal

Sub-Saharan AfricaLower middle incomeCapital: Dakar269,289 observations

Population

18.93M

world rank #68 / 217

GDP

37.01B

world rank #107 / 186

GDP / capita

4,668.5

world rank #151 / 185

Life expectancy

68.9

world rank #161 / 217

Governance

598 indicators

Control of Corruption0-100 percentile50.1#83 Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile55.9#83 Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile62#122 Rule of Law0-100 percentile53.4#109

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Economy

2,612 indicators

GDPcurrent US$37.01B#107 GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $4,668.5#151 GDP growth%6.7%#20 Inflation%1.5%#44

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Trade

126 indicators

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Health

4,404 indicators

Life expectancyyears68.9#161 Infant mortalityper 1k births28.9#105 Maternal mortalityper 100k237#88 Health spending% GDP4.3%#146

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Education

3,826 indicators

Secondary enrollment% gross44.1%#139 Education spending% GDP6.2%#11 Adult literacy%50.4%#32 Primary enrollment% gross85.3%#121

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Demography

1,427 indicators

Populationpeople18.93M#68 Population growth%2.3%#35 Urban population%55.8%#130 Fertility ratebirths/woman3.8#33

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Climate

277 indicators

Electricity access% pop82.9%#36 Renewable energy share%35.4%#63 Forest area% land41.3%#74 Electric power consumptionkWh per capita410.2#124

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Energy

221 indicators

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Environment

392 indicators

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Agriculture

303 indicators

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Technology

634 indicators

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Society

2,832 indicators

Gini indexindex36.2#43 Extreme poverty% pop17.9%#33 Internet users% pop60.1%#134 Homicide rateper 100k0.27#5

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Risk

397 indicators

Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1 INFORM risk score0-104.7#36 Hazard & exposure0-104.2#36 Vulnerability0-104.8#37

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Other

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