Country profile
Senegal
Senegal ranks #68 of 215 for population, #174 of 209 for gdp per capita, #160 of 216 for life expectancy, across 25 open-data indicators.
People
Population
19M
people · 2024
Rank #68 of 215
Life expectancy
68.9
years · 2024
Rank #160 of 216
Poverty headcount
17.9%
% of population · 2021
Rank #50 of 186
Under-5 mortality
36.5
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #69 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
37.7%
% net enrollment · 2017
Rank #195 of 232
Tobacco use
6.5%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #156 of 163
Calorie supply
2,848
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #110 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
1,376,000
arrivals · 2017
Rank #84 of 203
GDP per capita
$1,773
current US$ · 2024
Rank #174 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
0.8
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #175 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
133
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #118 of 210
Forest area
41.3%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #80 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
63.7
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #4 of 248
Protected areas
16.6%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #88 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
0.76
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #164 of 210
Fertilizer use
8.32
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #157 of 194
Pesticide use
0.15
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #175 of 193
Cereal yield
2
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #119 of 182
Digital
Internet users
60.1%
% of population · 2024
Rank #152 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
4.04
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #180 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
124
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #92 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
74.2%
% of population · 2023
Rank #173 of 215
Renewable electricity output
13.3%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #180 of 257
Energy use per person
2,433
kWh per person · 2023
Rank #169 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.63
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #64 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Senegal; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield