Nigeria vs Senegal
Nigeria vs Senegal: Access to electricity
Access to electricity in 2024: 62.5% in Nigeria and 82.9% in Senegal, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Senegal, by 20.4 percentage points, or 1.33 times that in Nigeria.
% of people · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Senegal has been higher since 2009, when it overtook Nigeria.
- In 2024, Nigeria ranked 181 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 | Nigeria | Senegal | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 62.5 | 82.9 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 61.2 | 74.2 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 60.5 | 67.9 | 91.3 |
| 2021 | 59.5 | 68 | 91.3 |
| 2020 | 55.4 | 64.3 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | 55.4 | 70.4 | 90.1 |
| 2018 | 56.5 | 66 | 89.8 |
| 2017 | 54.4 | 61.7 | 88.9 |
| 2016 | 59.3 | 64.5 | 88.1 |
| 2015 | 52.5 | 60.5 | 86.9 |
| 2014 | 54.2 | 61 | 86.2 |
| 2013 | 55.6 | 57 | 85.7 |
| 2012 | 53 | 56.5 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | 55.9 | 56.5 | 84.5 |
| 2010 | 48 | 56.5 | 83.5 |
| 2009 | 50 | 53.5 | 82.9 |
| 2008 | 50.3 | 49.7 | 82.7 |
| 2007 | 50.1 | 48.1 | 82 |
| 2006 | 47.6 | 49.9 | 81.4 |
| 2005 | 46.8 | 47.1 | 80.7 |
| 2004 | 46.1 | 36.8 | 80 |
| 2003 | 52.2 | 41.9 | 80 |
| 2002 | 44.6 | 36.8 | 79.1 |
| 2001 | 43.9 | 38.9 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 43.2 | 37.7 | 78.2 |
| 1999 | 44.9 | 36.2 | 74.5 |
| 1998 | 41.3 | 33.8 | 73.2 |
| 1997 | 40.4 | 32.2 | – |
| 1996 | 39.6 | 30.5 | – |
| 1995 | 38.7 | 28.9 | – |
| 1994 | 37.8 | 27.2 | – |
| 1993 | 37 | 26 | – |
| 1992 | 36.1 | – | – |
| 1991 | 35.2 | – | – |
| 1990 | 27.3 | – | – |
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
Nigeria vs Senegal
Health
- Life expectancyNigeria: 54.5 years in 2023Senegal: 68.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityNigeria: 11.6 per 100 live births in 2024Senegal: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityNigeria: 69.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Senegal: 24.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterNigeria: 29% in 2022Senegal: 26.7% in 2022
- DepressionNigeria: 3.92% in 2017Senegal: 3.37% in 2017
- Suicide rateNigeria: 7.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Senegal: 12.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationNigeria: 228 million people in 2023Senegal: 18.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthNigeria: 2.1% a year in 2023Senegal: 2.33% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateNigeria: 4.48 births per woman in 2023Senegal: 3.82 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationNigeria: 63.8% in 2025Senegal: 55.8% in 2025
- Median ageNigeria: 17.8 years in 2023Senegal: 19.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overNigeria: 3% in 2023Senegal: 3.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateNigeria: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Senegal: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingNigeria: 0.91% of GDP in 2025Senegal: 1.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsNigeria: $1.76B in 2025Senegal: $533M in 2025
- Military spending per personNigeria: $9 in 2025Senegal: $30 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingNigeria: 5.9% of government spending in 2025Senegal: 5.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelNigeria: 223,000 people in 2020Senegal: 19,000 people in 2020
- National powerNigeria: 1.16% of world capability in 2022Senegal: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersNigeria: 0.23% of the labour force in 2020Senegal: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsNigeria: 21 million TIV in 2025Senegal: 79 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsNigeria: 4 million TIV in 2022Senegal: 3 million TIV in 1976