Guinea vs Senegal

Guinea
Sub-Saharan Africa
Lower middle income
Capital: Conakry
Population
14.8M
GDP
$25.0B
Senegal
Sub-Saharan Africa
Lower middle income
Capital: Dakar
Population
18.5M
GDP
$32.2B

POP 1.3x GDP 1.3x LE 8.0 yrs same-band LMC

Widest indicator spreads · Guinea vs Senegal

Freshwater Withdrawal96.7%Inflation (Consumer Pric…90.1%Education Expenditure (%…72%Under-5 Mortality Rate60.4%Maternal Mortality Ratio52%Infant Mortality Rate51.7%Renewable Energy Consump…46.8%Unemployment Rate45.7%
TIGHT pair: headers nearly match, so the chart is Freshwater Withdrawal rather than GDP scale.

Demographics: Population Density (Senegal, 38% spread)

Indicator Guinea Senegal Year
Population Density 58.6 93.9 2023
Urban Population 38.1% 55.2% 2024
Population 14.8M 18.5M 2024

2 closer demographics rows sit on the Guinea and Senegal profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Economy: Inflation (Consumer Prices) (Guinea, 90% spread)

Indicator Guinea Senegal Year
Inflation (Consumer Prices) 8.1% 0.8% 2024
Unemployment Rate 5.1% 2.8% 2024
Foreign Direct Investment $1.4B $2.0B 2024
Trade (% of GDP) 97.8% 68.2% 2024

3 closer economy rows sit on the Guinea and Senegal profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Health: Under-5 Mortality Rate (Senegal, 60% spread)

Indicator Guinea Senegal Year
Under-5 Mortality Rate 92.1 36.5 2024
Maternal Mortality Ratio 494 237 2023
Infant Mortality Rate 59.8 28.9 2024
Stunting Prevalence (under 5) 26.1% 17.5% 2022

3 closer health rows sit on the Guinea and Senegal profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Education: Education Expenditure (% of GDP) (Senegal, 72% spread)

Indicator Guinea Senegal Year
Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 1.7% 6.2% 2023
School Enrollment (Tertiary) 10.9% 15.3% 2014
Literacy Rate (Adult) 39.6% 50.4% 2018
Youth Literacy Rate 53.9% 67.4% 2018

2 closer education rows sit on the Guinea and Senegal profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Environment: Freshwater Withdrawal (Senegal, 97% spread)

Indicator Guinea Senegal Year
Freshwater Withdrawal 0.4% 11.9% 2022
Renewable Energy Consumption 66.6% 35.4% 2022
CO2 Emissions Per Capita 0.4 0.8 2024
Forest Area 24.7% 41.3% 2023

1 closer environment rows sit on the Guinea and Senegal profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Infrastructure: Internet Users (Senegal, 45% spread)

Indicator Guinea Senegal Year
Internet Users 33.3% 60.1% 2024
Access to Electricity 51.1% 74.2% 2023
Mobile Subscriptions 97.9 123.9 2023

2 closer infrastructure rows sit on the Guinea and Senegal profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Social: Poverty (< $2.15/day) (Guinea, 35% spread)

Indicator Guinea Senegal Year
Poverty (< $2.15/day) 11.7% 17.9% 2018
GINI Index 29.6 36.2 2018

4 closer social rows sit on the Guinea and Senegal profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

How to read this Guinea vs Senegal comparison

Guinea vs Senegal is a TIGHT pair on population/GDP scale (same-band LMC: LMC/LMC). Look past the near-parity headers to Freshwater Withdrawal (~97% spread); 41 WDI/WHO/ILO figures across 7 topics. Shared income tier makes small rate gaps more informative than totals. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.

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Guinea vs Senegal figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · same-band LMC · TIGHT scale band.