Gambia vs Senegal
Gambia vs Senegal: Internet users
Internet users in 2024: 49.5% in Gambia and 60.1% in Senegal, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Senegal, by 10.6 percentage points, or 1.21 times that in Gambia.
% of people · ITU
What the numbers say
- Senegal has been higher since 2014, when it overtook Gambia.
- In 2024, Gambia ranked 145 and Senegal ranked 136 of 182 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | Gambia | Senegal | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 49.5 | 60.1 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 48.7 | 59.2 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 48.2 | 56.8 | 67 |
| 2021 | 41.7 | 55 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 36 | 53.3 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 31.1 | 43.4 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 28.3 | 35.3 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 22.5 | 29.6 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 19.9 | 25.7 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 17.6 | 21.7 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 15.6 | 17.7 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 14 | 13.1 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 10.9 | 9.8 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 9.2 | 8 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 3.3 | 4.4 | – |
| 2003 | 2.4 | 2.1 | – |
| 2002 | 1.8 | 1 | – |
| 2001 | 1.3 | 1 | – |
| 2000 | 0.9 | 0.4 | – |
| 1999 | 0.7 | 0.3 | – |
| 1998 | 0.2 | 0.1 | – |
| 1997 | 0.1 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people who used the internet in the last three months, from anywhere.
- Source: ITU, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 182 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