Senegal vs Guinea

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

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

Widest indicator spreads · Senegal vs Guinea

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Indicator Senegal Guinea Year
Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 6.2% 1.7% 2023
School Enrollment (Tertiary) 15.3% 10.9% 2024
Literacy Rate (Adult) 50.4% 39.6% 2023
Youth Literacy Rate 67.4% 53.9% 2023

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

Environment: Freshwater Withdrawal (Senegal, 97% spread)

Indicator Senegal Guinea Year
Freshwater Withdrawal 11.9% 0.4% 2022
Renewable Energy Consumption 35.4% 66.6% 2021
CO2 Emissions Per Capita 0.8 0.4 2024
Forest Area 41.3% 24.7% 2023

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

Infrastructure: Internet Users (Senegal, 45% spread)

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

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

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

Indicator Senegal Guinea Year
Poverty (< $2.15/day) 17.9% 11.7% 2021
GINI Index 36.2 29.6 2021

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

How to read this Senegal vs Guinea comparison

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