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Senegal vs Thailand: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 118 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Senegal
sen
Leads on 40 of 118 metrics
Thailand
tha
Leads on 69 of 118 metrics

Summary

Comparing Senegal and Thailand: Senegal leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (48,000) against Thailand (1.33); Senegal leads on Televisions (361,000) against Thailand (15.19); Senegal leads on Electricity Installed Capacity (977,000) against Thailand (44.89). Across 118 compared metrics, Senegal wins on 40 and Thailand wins on 69.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 50 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 11 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇸🇳 Senegal🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)60.12 %90.87 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)60.61 %89.54 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 61% (2023 est.)percent of population: 90% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score59.43 points★56.72 points
Radios1.2413.96★
Televisions361,000★15.19
Waterways1,0004,000★

Economy

50 metrics
Metric🇸🇳 Senegal🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country5.84B $45.86B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars36.56B $533.67B $★
AI Investment (% of GDP)37.48 %★21.58 %
Apple Import Volume18.11M tonnes186.16M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0.25 %1.5 %★
Coal Revenue00.03★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.4 %★4.42 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4 % of GDP★3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index60.984.6★
Electricity Consumption3.5187.7★
Electricity Exports02.27★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels82★76
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants78★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables1116★
Electricity Imports019.83★
Electricity Installed Capacity977,000★44.89
Electricity Production4.17181.5★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)8.3 USD per capita80.6 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient36.2★33.5
Gross Fixed Investment24.828.8★
Gross National Saving21.234.1★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)20 %★0.9 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)0.8 %★1.4 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.6 % of GDP★1.1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption59.46★52.64
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports014.41★
Natural Gas Production59.46★38.59
Natural Gas Proved Reserves0193.4★
Oil Consumption41,000988,000★
Oil Exports4,550269,100★
Oil Imports36,290807,100★
Oil Production65406,800★
Oil Proved Reserves0435★
Population Below Poverty Line46.7 people9.9 people★
Public Debt47.8★61.1
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)6.9 USD★2.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption48,000★1.33
Refined Petroleum Products Exports4,063278,300★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports32,050134,200★
Refined Petroleum Products Production17,590★1.33
Remittances10.6★1.8
Revenue from Forest Resources1.46★0.34
Robotics Research Funding0.58 USD0.62 USD★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)17.890.03★
Taxes and Other Revenues19.5★15.4
Top Exporting Countries8.10B USD368.82B USD★
Unemployment Rate3 %0.7 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate52.02 %★66.68 %

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇸🇳 Senegal🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)9,989★3.03M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions10.37★336.69
Continental Shelfedge of continental margin or 200 nm;not specific;
Population Distributionthe population is concentrated in the west, with Dakar anchoring a well-defined core area; approximately 70% of the population is rural, as shown in this population distribution maphighest population density is found in and around Bangkok; significant population clusters throughout large parts of the country, particularly north and northeast of Bangkok and in the extreme southern region of the country
Protected Land Area for Adaptation27.23 sq km★18.37 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country3.5 Cubic meters per year41.9 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources38.97438.61★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇸🇳 Senegal🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization2 %5.23 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)44.25142.5★
Agricultural land96,942 sq. km243,086.8 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)531 km3,219 km★
Dam capacity per capita12.6 cubic meters per inhabitant1,098 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land1,20064,150★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇸🇳 Senegal🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country38.89 %56.88 %★
Administrative Divisions1476★
Independence4123★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇸🇳 Senegal🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)3.810.2★
Health Care Spending per Capita223.33 USD1,465.74 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.4 % of GDP5.2 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.3 %★1 %
Hospital Bed Density0.7 people/sq km2.3 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)237 %34 %★
Mean Age at First Birth21.923.3★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)8.8 %★10 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS39,000★500,000
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People0 per 100,000 people1 per 100,000 people★
Underweight Children Under 516.26.7★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇸🇳 Senegal🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)19,000455,000★

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇸🇳 Senegal🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Currently married (Percent)65.84 %★50.17 %
Human Capital Index0.440.63★
Life expectancy at birth72.09 years80.78 years★
Median age of population19.85 years41.03 years★
Population Change429,217.9 persons★-87,807.2 persons
Population density100.55 per sq. km★140.16 per sq. km
Total population19.36M persons71.57M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.76★0.38
Birth Rate (%)29.54 %★9.82 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate26.9 %73 %★
Death Rate (%)4.85 %★8.08 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)6.2 % of GDP★2.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age4.92M persons16.94M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate5.7640.62★
Learning-adjusted years of school5.1 years8.95 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population3.34 people11.07 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)173.14★169.16
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization71.97 %★62.64 %
Physician Density0.11 people/sq km0.54 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate2.4 %★0.13 %
Population living in slums38.57 %★2 %
Total deaths99,557.7 persons★685,767.7 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)33.75 %44.11 %★
Total fertility rate3.66 per woman★1.18 per woman
Total net-migration-29,112.2 persons36,266.2 persons★
Under-five mortality rate31.36 per live births10.25 per live births★

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇸🇳 Senegal🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)01.01★
Airports20105★
Civil Air Travel341★

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