Compare Senegal & its neighbours
(Cabo Verde, Gambia, The, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania)
| Senegal | Cabo Verde | Gambia, The | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Mali | Mauritania |
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| Country Code | | SN | CV | GM | GN | GW | ML | MR |
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| Area
(sq km) | | 196,722 | 4,033 | 11,300 | 245,857 | 36,125 | 1,240,192 | 1,030,700 |
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| Coastline
(km) | | 531 | 965 | 80 | 320 | 350 | | 754 |
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| Highest Point
(m) | | 3
(unnamed elevation) | 2,829
(Mt. Fogo (a volcano on Fogo Island)) | 53
(unnamed elevation) | 1,752
(Mont Nimba) | 300
(unnamed elevation in the eastern part of the country) | 1,155
(Hombori Tondo) | 915
(Kediet Ijill) |
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| Average Elevation
(m) | | 69 | | 34 | 472 | 70 | 343 | 276 |
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| Population | | 15,020,945 | 568,373 | 2,092,731 | 11,855,411 | 1,833,247 | 18,429,893 | 3,840,429 |
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| Median Age | | 19.00 | 25.80 | 21.30 | 19.00 | 17.80 | 15.80 | 20.70 |
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| Growth Rate | | 2.36 % | 1.32 % | 1.99 % | 2.75 % | 2.48 % | 2.98 % | 2.14 % |
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| Birth Rate
(Births a year per 1,000 people) | | 32.90 | 19.70 | 28.60 | 36.40 | 37.30 | 43.20 | 29.90 |
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| Death Rate
(Deaths a year per 1,000 people) | | 7.90 | 6.00 | 6.90 | 8.90 | 8.50 | 9.60 | 7.80 |
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| Urban Population | | 47.20 % | 65.70 % | 61.30 % | 36.10 % | 43.40 % | 42.40 % | 53.70 % |
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| Mothers age at first birth | | 21.90 | | 20.90 | 18.90 | | 18.80 | |
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| Maternal mortality rate
(Deaths per 100,000 live births) | | 315.00 | 42.00 | 706.00 | 679.00 | 549.00 | 587.00 | 602.00 |
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| Infant mortality rate
(Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births) | | 48.00 | 21.10 | 58.40 | 55.30 | 54.80 | 67.60 | 50.50 |
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| Health expenditure
(As a percentage of GDP) | | 4.70 % | 4.80 % | 7.30 % | 5.60 % | 5.60 % | 6.90 % | 3.80 % |
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| Physicians
(per 1,000 people) | | 0.07 | 0.77 | 0.11 | 0.08 | 0.20 | 0.14 | 0.18 |
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| Hospital beds
(per 1,000 people) | | 0.30 | 2.10 | 1.10 | 0.30 | 1.00 | 0.10 | |
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| Adult obesity
(Percentage of population with BMI > 30) | | 8.80 % | 11.80 % | 10.30 % | 7.70 % | 9.50 % | 8.60 % | 12.70 % |
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| Education expenditure
(As a percentage of GDP) | | 6.20 % | 5.20 % | 3.10 % | 2.20 % | 2.10 % | 3.10 % | 2.60 % |
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| School life
(years) | | 9 | 12 | 9 | 9 | | 7 | 8 |
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| Youth unemployment
(% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed) | | 5.30 % | 32.50 % | 13.10 % | 1.00 % | | 2.30 % | 15.20 % |
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| GDP
(Gross Domestic Product in US $) | | 54.800 billion | 3.777 billion | 5.556 billion | 27.970 billion | 3.171 billion | 41.220 billion | 17.280 billion |
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| Growth Rate
(Real growth rate of GDP) | | 7.20 % | 4.00 % | 4.60 % | 8.20 % | 5.90 % | 5.40 % | 3.50 % |
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| GDP per capita
(Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $) | | 3,500 | 7,000 | 2,600 | 2,200 | 1,900 | 2,200 | 4,500 |
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| Gross National Saving
(National saving as a percent of GDP) | | 21.20 % | 32.40 % | 6.80 % | 5.10 % | 8.60 % | 16.50 % | 24.20 % |
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