Gambia vs Senegal
Gambia vs Senegal: Access to electricity
Access to electricity in 2024: 69% in Gambia and 82.9% in Senegal, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Senegal, by 13.9 percentage points, or 1.2 times that in Gambia.
% of people · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Senegal has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1993.
- In 2024, Gambia ranked 177 and Senegal ranked 166 of 213 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 91.9% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · World Bank
| Year | Gambia | Senegal | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 69 | 82.9 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 66.9 | 74.2 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 65.4 | 67.9 | 91.3 |
| 2021 | 63.7 | 68 | 91.3 |
| 2020 | 62.2 | 64.3 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | 62.1 | 70.4 | 90.1 |
| 2018 | 60.3 | 66 | 89.8 |
| 2017 | 56.2 | 61.7 | 88.9 |
| 2016 | 56.4 | 64.5 | 88.1 |
| 2015 | 54.7 | 60.5 | 86.9 |
| 2014 | 53 | 61 | 86.2 |
| 2013 | 51.5 | 57 | 85.7 |
| 2012 | 49.9 | 56.5 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | 48.3 | 56.5 | 84.5 |
| 2010 | 46.8 | 56.5 | 83.5 |
| 2009 | 43.2 | 53.5 | 82.9 |
| 2008 | 41.5 | 49.7 | 82.7 |
| 2007 | 39.8 | 48.1 | 82 |
| 2006 | 38.1 | 49.9 | 81.4 |
| 2005 | 30.5 | 47.1 | 80.7 |
| 2004 | 34.8 | 36.8 | 80 |
| 2003 | 27.8 | 41.9 | 80 |
| 2002 | 31.5 | 36.8 | 79.1 |
| 2001 | 29.9 | 38.9 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 34.3 | 37.7 | 78.2 |
| 1999 | 26.6 | 36.2 | 74.5 |
| 1998 | 24.9 | 33.8 | 73.2 |
| 1997 | 23.3 | 32.2 | – |
| 1996 | 21.6 | 30.5 | – |
| 1995 | 19.9 | 28.9 | – |
| 1994 | 18.3 | 27.2 | – |
| 1993 | 17.7 | 26 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people with access to electricity, from national surveys and the power industry.
- Source: Tracking SDG 7 (World Bank ESMAP), via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 213 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Gambia vs Senegal
Health
- Life expectancyGambia: 65.9 years in 2023Senegal: 68.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGambia: 4.2 per 100 live births in 2024Senegal: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGambia: 29.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Senegal: 24.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGambia: 47.7% in 2022Senegal: 26.7% in 2022
- DepressionGambia: 4.16% in 2017Senegal: 3.37% in 2017
- Suicide rateGambia: 9.7 per 100,000 people in 2017Senegal: 12.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGambia: 2.7 million people in 2023Senegal: 18.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthGambia: 2.3% a year in 2023Senegal: 2.33% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGambia: 4.01 births per woman in 2023Senegal: 3.82 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGambia: 65% in 2025Senegal: 55.8% in 2025
- Median ageGambia: 18.2 years in 2023Senegal: 19.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGambia: 3% in 2023Senegal: 3.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateGambia: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Senegal: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGambia: 0.57% of GDP in 2025Senegal: 1.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGambia: $14.7M in 2025Senegal: $533M in 2025
- Military spending per personGambia: $5 in 2025Senegal: $30 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGambia: 2.2% of government spending in 2025Senegal: 5.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGambia: 4,000 people in 2020Senegal: 19,000 people in 2020
- National powerGambia: 0.02% of world capability in 2022Senegal: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGambia: 0.58% of the labour force in 2020Senegal: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGambia: 1 million TIV in 2025Senegal: 79 million TIV in 2024