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Senegal vs Zimbabwe: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 117 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Senegal
sen
Leads on 66 of 117 metrics
Zimbabwe
zwe
Leads on 39 of 117 metrics

Summary

Comparing Senegal and Zimbabwe: Senegal leads on Electricity Installed Capacity (977,000) against Zimbabwe (2.12); Zimbabwe leads on People Living With HIV/AIDS (1.30) against Senegal (39,000); Zimbabwe leads on Dam capacity per capita (5,790 cubic meters per inhabitant) against Senegal (12.60 cubic meters per inhabitant). Across 117 compared metrics, Senegal wins on 66 and Zimbabwe wins on 39.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 49 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 12 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇸🇳 Senegal🇿🇼 ZimbabweShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)60.12 %★41.64 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)60.61 %★38.43 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 61% (2023 est.)percent of population: 38% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score59.43 points★52.1 points
Radios1.24★1.14
Televisions361,000370,000★
Waterways1,000★223

Economy

49 metrics
Metric🇸🇳 Senegal🇿🇼 ZimbabweShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country5.84B $★2.12B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars36.56B $43.77B $★
AI Investment (% of GDP)37.48 %★8.85 %
Apple Import Volume18.11M tonnes★11.73M tonnes
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0.25 %7.17 %★
Coal Revenue00.4★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.4 %18 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4 % of GDP4.7 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index60.9★54.3
Electricity Consumption3.57.12★
Electricity Exports01.24★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels82★58
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants737★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables11★5
Electricity Imports02.22★
Electricity Installed Capacity977,000★2.12
Electricity Production4.176.8★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)8.3 USD per capita10.86 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient36.250.3★
Gross Fixed Investment24.8★21.9
Gross National Saving21.223.3★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)20 %★2.7 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)0.8 %★104.7 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.6 % of GDP★0.4 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption59.46★0
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports00
Natural Gas Production59.46★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves00
Oil Consumption41,000★11,000
Oil Exports4,550★0
Oil Imports36,290★13,140
Oil Production65★0
Oil Proved Reserves00
Population Below Poverty Line46.7 people38.3 people★
Public Debt47.8★69.9
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)6.9 USD★2 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption48,000★27,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports4,063★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports32,050★26,400
Refined Petroleum Products Production17,590★0
Remittances10.6★9.4
Revenue from Forest Resources1.461.61★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)53.2935.72★
Taxes and Other Revenues19.5★7.2
Top Exporting Countries8.10B USD★7.50B USD
Unemployment Rate3 %★8.6 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate52.02 %★67.72 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇸🇳 Senegal🇿🇼 ZimbabweShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)9,989★257,859
Carbon Dioxide Emissions10.37★12.58
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 mapaside from major urban agglomerations in Harare and Bulawayo, population distribution is fairly even, with slightly greater overall numbers in the eastern half, as shown in this population distribution map
Protected Land Area for Adaptation27.23 sq km28.85 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country3.5 Cubic meters per year6 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources38.97★20

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇸🇳 Senegal🇿🇼 ZimbabweShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization2 %★0.77 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)44.2594.98★
Agricultural land96,942 sq. km161,637 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)531 km★0 km
Dam capacity per capita12.6 cubic meters per inhabitant5,789.94 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land1,2001,740★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇸🇳 Senegal🇿🇼 ZimbabweShare
Rule of Law Index by Country38.89 %★14.23 %
Administrative Divisions14★8
Independence418★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

12 metrics
Metric🇸🇳 Senegal🇿🇼 ZimbabweShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water27.19 %★25.46 %
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)3.8★1.5
Health Care Spending per Capita223.33 USD★-57.79 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.4 % of GDP★2.8 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.3 %★11.6 %
Hospital Bed Density0.3 people/sq km1.7 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)237 %★358 %
Mean Age at First Birth21.9★20.3
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)8.8 %★15.5 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS39,0001.3★
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People0 per 100,000 people0 per 100,000 people
Underweight Children Under 516.29.6★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇸🇳 Senegal🇿🇼 ZimbabweShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)19,00051,000★

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇸🇳 Senegal🇿🇼 ZimbabweShare
Currently married (Percent)65.84 %★61.47 %
Human Capital Index0.440.5★
Life expectancy at birth72.09 years★66.77 years
Median age of population19.85 years★18.27 years
Population Change429,217.9 persons★330,753.6 persons
Population density100.55 per sq. km44.51 per sq. km★
Total population19.36M persons★17.27M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.76★0.16
Birth Rate (%)29.54 %★28.18 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate26.9 %66.8 %★
Death Rate (%)4.85 %★6.4 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)6.2 % of GDP★0.4 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age4.92M persons★4.59M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate5.766.39★
Learning-adjusted years of school5.1 years6.9 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population3.34 people★1.58 people
Mean Male Height (cm)173.14★168.59
Military Manpower at Military Age18This entry gives the minimum age at which an individual may volunteer for military service or be subject to conscription.
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization71.97 %★34.87 %
Physician Density0.11 people/sq km0.14 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate2.4 %★1.82 %
Population living in slums38.57 %52.34 %★
Total deaths99,557.7 persons★119,489.5 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)33.75 %58.61 %★
Total fertility rate3.66 per woman★3.6 per woman
Total net-migration-29,112.2 persons★-53,252 persons
Under-five mortality rate31.36 per live births★41.72 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇸🇳 Senegal🇿🇼 ZimbabweShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)00.07★
Airports20144★
Civil Air Travel312★

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