World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Senegal is 77% bigger than the median country.
Senegal: 196,710 km² (2023) · World median: 111,370 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Senegal’s coastline is 21% longer than the median country’s.
Senegal: 531 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The median country’s highest peak towers 1,687 m above Senegal’s.
Senegal: 648 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Senegal has 2.6 times as many people as the median country.
Senegal: 18.9 million (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Senegal and the median country are nearly identical here.
Senegal: 98 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Senegal are 2.7 cm taller than in the median country.
Senegal: 176.2 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Senegal are 3.4 cm taller than in the median country.
Senegal: 163.9 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the median country is 12 years older than in Senegal.
Senegal: 19.1 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Senegal have 1.9 more children on average than in the median country.
Senegal: 3.77 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.6% of people in the median country are 65 or older, versus 3.6% in Senegal.
Senegal: 3.6% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Senegal and the median country are practically level.
Senegal: 0 (2025) · World median: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Senegal and the median country are practically level.
Senegal: 1 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The median country’s economy is 23% larger than Senegal’s.
Senegal: $37 billion (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The median country produces 3.9 times as much per person as Senegal.
Senegal: Int$5,463 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Senegal than in the median country (Gini 1.8 points higher).
Senegal: 36.2 (2021) · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.1% in the median country, versus 2.7% in Senegal.
Senegal: 2.7% (2025) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The median country and Senegal are practically level.
Senegal: 1.6% (2024) · World median: 1.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The median country’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Senegal’s.
Senegal: 36% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The median country spends 6.4 times as much on health per person as Senegal.
Senegal: $73 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the median country live 5.7 years longer than in Senegal.
Senegal: 68.9 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Senegal is 2.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in the median country.
Senegal: 28.9 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The median country has 15 times as many doctors per person as Senegal.
Senegal: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in the median country are obese, versus 10% in Senegal.
Senegal: 10.3% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
19% of adults in the median country smoke, versus 5.4% in Senegal.
Senegal: 5.4% (2024) · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the median country rate their lives 1.05 points higher than in Senegal.
Senegal: 4.79 (2025) · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the median country drink 13 times as much alcohol as in Senegal.
Senegal: 0.3 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The median country has 2.8 times as much meat per person as Senegal.
Senegal: 20 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The median country has 90 kcal more food per person per day than Senegal.
Senegal: 2,848 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Senegal put in 361 more hours a year than in the median country.
Senegal: 2,335 hours (2023) · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the median country went to school 7 years longer than in Senegal.
Senegal: 2.9 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The median country welcomed 3.9 times as many tourists per resident as Senegal (2019).
Senegal: 0.09 (2017) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in the median country are online, versus 60% in Senegal.
Senegal: 60% (2024) · World median: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in the median country have electricity, versus 83% in Senegal.
Senegal: 82.9% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
64% of people in the median country live in cities, versus 56% in Senegal.
Senegal: 56% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Senegal has 124 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the median country 115.
Senegal: 124 (2024) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
The median country’s railway network is 2.4 times as long as Senegal’s.
Senegal: 906 km (2017) · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the median country fly 4.2 times as many passengers per resident as those from Senegal.
Senegal: 0.06 (2023) · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 41% of Senegal, but only 31% of the median country.
Senegal: 41.3% (2023) · World median: 31.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the median country emits 3.9 times as much CO₂ as someone in Senegal.
Senegal: 0.8 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
31% of the median country’s electricity is renewable, versus 20% in Senegal.
Senegal: 19.8% (2024) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Senegal carries 2.2 times as much fine dust as in the median country.
Senegal: 36.5 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Senegal: no data · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Senegal are 69% deadlier than in the median country.
Senegal: 20.8 per 100k (2021) · World median: 12.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Senegal is on average 6.1 °C warmer than the median country.
Senegal: 29.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The median country gets 2 times as much rain as Senegal.
Senegal: 518 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Senegal bigger than the median country?
Senegal is larger. Senegal is 77% bigger than the median country.
Which has more people, Senegal or the median country?
Senegal has 2.6 times as many people as the median country (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Senegal or the median country?
People in the median country live 5.7 years longer than in Senegal. Life expectancy at birth is 68.9 years in Senegal and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Senegal or the median country?
Men in Senegal are 2.7 cm taller than in the median country (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
