Senegal vs Tanzania
Senegal vs Tanzania: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 4.8 years in Senegal and 4.5 years in Tanzania, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Senegal, by 0.4 years, or 1.08 times that in Tanzania.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Senegal has been higher since 2018, when it overtook Tanzania.
- In 2020, Senegal ranked 151 and Tanzania ranked 159 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Senegal | Tanzania |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4.8 | 4.5 |
| 2018 | 4.9 | 4.5 |
| 2017 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
| 2010 | 4.5 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Senegal vs Tanzania
Health
- Life expectancySenegal: 68.7 years in 2023Tanzania: 67 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySenegal: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024Tanzania: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySenegal: 24.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tanzania: 28.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterSenegal: 26.7% in 2022Tanzania: 11.3% in 2022
- DepressionSenegal: 3.37% in 2017Tanzania: 3.69% in 2017
- Suicide rateSenegal: 12.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Tanzania: 8.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSenegal: 18.1 million people in 2023Tanzania: 66.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthSenegal: 2.33% a year in 2023Tanzania: 2.88% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSenegal: 3.82 births per woman in 2023Tanzania: 4.61 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSenegal: 55.8% in 2025Tanzania: 36.9% in 2025
- Median ageSenegal: 19.1 years in 2023Tanzania: 17.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSenegal: 3.6% in 2023Tanzania: 3% in 2023
- Net migration rateSenegal: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Tanzania: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSenegal: 1.56% of GDP in 2025Tanzania: 1.16% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSenegal: $533M in 2025Tanzania: $983M in 2025
- Military spending per personSenegal: $30 in 2025Tanzania: $15 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSenegal: 5.2% of government spending in 2025Tanzania: 5.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSenegal: 19,000 people in 2020Tanzania: 28,000 people in 2020
- National powerSenegal: 0.1% of world capability in 2022Tanzania: 0.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSenegal: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020Tanzania: 0.1% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSenegal: 79 million TIV in 2024Tanzania: 4 million TIV in 2025