Mozambique vs Senegal
Mozambique vs Senegal: Access to electricity
Access to electricity in 2024: 36.9% in Mozambique and 82.9% in Senegal, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Senegal, by 46 percentage points, or 2.25 times that in Mozambique.
% of people · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Senegal has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1997.
- In 2024, Mozambique ranked 204 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 | Mozambique | Senegal | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 36.9 | 82.9 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 36 | 74.2 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 33.2 | 67.9 | 91.3 |
| 2021 | 31.5 | 68 | 91.3 |
| 2020 | 30.6 | 64.3 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | 29.7 | 70.4 | 90.1 |
| 2018 | 31.1 | 66 | 89.8 |
| 2017 | 24.3 | 61.7 | 88.9 |
| 2016 | 26.2 | 64.5 | 88.1 |
| 2015 | 24 | 60.5 | 86.9 |
| 2014 | 24.8 | 61 | 86.2 |
| 2013 | 22.4 | 57 | 85.7 |
| 2012 | 21.2 | 56.5 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | 20.2 | 56.5 | 84.5 |
| 2010 | 18.9 | 56.5 | 83.5 |
| 2009 | 15 | 53.5 | 82.9 |
| 2008 | 13.6 | 49.7 | 82.7 |
| 2007 | 12.4 | 48.1 | 82 |
| 2006 | 13 | 49.9 | 81.4 |
| 2005 | 11.8 | 47.1 | 80.7 |
| 2004 | 10.7 | 36.8 | 80 |
| 2003 | 8.1 | 41.9 | 80 |
| 2002 | 8.4 | 36.8 | 79.1 |
| 2001 | 5.7 | 38.9 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 6.1 | 37.7 | 78.2 |
| 1999 | 4.9 | 36.2 | 74.5 |
| 1998 | 3.7 | 33.8 | 73.2 |
| 1997 | 6.6 | 32.2 | – |
| 1996 | – | 30.5 | – |
| 1995 | – | 28.9 | – |
| 1994 | – | 27.2 | – |
| 1993 | – | 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
Mozambique vs Senegal
Health
- Life expectancyMozambique: 63.6 years in 2023Senegal: 68.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMozambique: 5.9 per 100 live births in 2024Senegal: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMozambique: 49.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Senegal: 24.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMozambique: 3.9% in 2017Senegal: 3.37% in 2017
- Suicide rateMozambique: 17.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Senegal: 12.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMozambique: 33.6 million people in 2023Senegal: 18.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthMozambique: 2.94% a year in 2023Senegal: 2.33% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMozambique: 4.76 births per woman in 2023Senegal: 3.82 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMozambique: 37.2% in 2025Senegal: 55.8% in 2025
- Median ageMozambique: 16.3 years in 2023Senegal: 19.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMozambique: 2.8% in 2023Senegal: 3.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateMozambique: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Senegal: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMozambique: 1.87% of GDP in 2025Senegal: 1.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMozambique: $446M in 2025Senegal: $533M in 2025
- Military spending per personMozambique: $13 in 2025Senegal: $30 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMozambique: 6% of government spending in 2025Senegal: 5.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMozambique: 11,000 people in 2020Senegal: 19,000 people in 2020
- National powerMozambique: 0.13% of world capability in 2022Senegal: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMozambique: 0.08% of the labour force in 2020Senegal: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMozambique: 14 million TIV in 2025Senegal: 79 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsMozambique: 1 million TIV in 1977Senegal: 3 million TIV in 1976