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Senegal vs Uganda statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Senegal has a population of 18.5M (ranked 69/197), compared with 50M in Uganda (ranked 31/197). Senegal's land area is 74,336 sq mi versus 77,421 sq mi for Uganda (ranked 85th vs. 84th).

By GDP, Senegal ranks 110/197 ($32.3B) and Uganda ranks 89/197 ($53.7B). By GDP per capita, Senegal ranks 160/197 ($1,744), while Uganda ranks 173/197 ($1,073).

Main facts and rankings

Senegal Uganda
Population
19281054
52490669
Population rank 68/197 30/197
GDP
$32.3B
2024
$53.7B
2024
GDP rank 110/197 89/197
GDP per capita
$1,744
2024
$1,073
2024
GDP per capita rank 160/197 173/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$5,110
2024
$3,276
2024
Government debt
$36.7B
2024
$27.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
111.4%
2025
54%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,982
2024
$556
2024
Government debt per person rank 119/185 162/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,890
2025
$1,648
2025
Land area
74,336 sq mi
2025
77,421 sq mi
2025
Population density
248.9 ppl/mi²
2024
646 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.82
2023
4.28
2023
Median age
20.4 years
2024
17.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
68.7 years
2025

Senegal and Uganda: Comparison Charts

Senegal and Uganda economies compared

GDP
Senegal

Uganda
Year GDP
Senegal Uganda
1960 $1,003,692,370 $423,145,605
1961 $1,058,975,257 $441,667,335
1962 $1,085,475,791 $449,158,233
1963 $1,122,139,862 $516,315,231
1964 $1,188,930,645 $589,247,687
1965 $1,210,058,228 $884,502,310
1966 $1,246,908,186 $925,381,492
1967 $1,246,480,766 $967,240,655
1968 $1,309,384,862 $1,037,379,252
1969 $1,245,234,931 $1,168,556,629
1970 $1,297,407,655 $1,259,554,809
1971 $1,339,549,033 $1,417,191,656
1972 $1,620,857,104 $1,490,970,181
1973 $1,863,398,590 $1,701,829,789
1974 $2,099,325,229 $2,098,944,967
1975 $2,830,388,405 $2,359,555,556
1976 $2,869,777,884 $2,447,300,000
1977 $2,938,046,463 $2,936,470,588
1978 $3,280,354,921 $2,420,260,870
1979 $4,084,877,823 $2,139,025,000
1980 $4,510,108,291 $1,244,610,000
1981 $4,095,892,781 $1,337,300,000
1982 $4,013,951,443 $2,177,500,000
1983 $3,569,356,125 $2,240,333,333
1984 $3,485,165,432 $3,615,647,477
1985 $3,818,944,918 $3,519,695,444
1986 $5,392,093,446 $3,923,244,050
1987 $6,487,353,103 $6,269,522,042
1988 $6,418,419,389 $6,508,931,652
1989 $6,366,039,373 $5,276,480,799
1990 $7,390,967,360 $4,304,399,310
1991 $7,255,210,470 $3,321,729,160
1992 $7,769,817,840 $2,857,457,762
1993 $7,367,986,241 $3,220,439,044
1994 $5,034,588,196 $3,990,430,447
1995 $6,326,342,633 $5,755,818,842
1996 $6,559,712,166 $6,044,585,327
1997 $6,041,478,726 $6,269,333,313
1998 $6,505,607,909 $6,584,815,847
1999 $6,592,834,933 $5,998,563,258
2000 $6,013,185,004 $6,193,246,837
2001 $6,507,824,829 $5,840,503,869
2002 $7,006,402,320 $6,178,563,591
2003 $8,768,721,563 $6,606,884,275
2004 $10,076,816,667 $7,939,487,548
2005 $11,009,033,438 $9,239,221,763
2006 $11,697,918,243 $9,977,647,683
2007 $13,994,218,413 $11,902,564,495
2008 $16,853,989,628 $14,440,404,132
2009 $16,145,867,495 $25,127,805,567
2010 $16,121,315,909 $26,673,441,431
2011 $17,814,283,639 $27,871,725,241
2012 $17,660,870,412 $27,305,915,911
2013 $18,918,667,725 $28,915,786,517
2014 $19,797,253,440 $32,612,397,257
2015 $17,774,766,696 $32,387,183,730
2016 $19,040,312,333 $29,203,988,696
2017 $20,996,562,944 $30,744,473,841
2018 $23,116,701,556 $32,927,025,620
2019 $23,403,995,992 $35,353,061,008
2020 $24,530,513,038 $37,600,368,240
2021 $27,520,784,130 $40,529,788,744
2022 $27,783,332,223 $45,565,333,216
2023 $30,696,331,296 $48,768,955,859
2024 $32,267,254,425 $53,651,874,314

Senegal and Uganda economies compared

GDP per capita
Senegal

Uganda
Year GDP per capita
Senegal Uganda
1960 $300 $55.4
1961 $308 $56.2
1962 $307 $55.5
1963 $309 $62
1964 $318 $68.6
1965 $314 $100
1966 $315 $101.4
1967 $305 $102.8
1968 $311 $106.9
1969 $287.3 $116.7
1970 $290.5 $122
1971 $291.1 $133.5
1972 $342 $137
1973 $381 $152.7
1974 $417 $183.7
1975 $547 $201.2
1976 $541 $203.3
1977 $540 $237.6
1978 $589 $190.7
1979 $716 $164.5
1980 $772 $93.8
1981 $683 $98.6
1982 $652 $157
1983 $564 $157.5
1984 $536 $247.5
1985 $571 $234.3
1986 $784 $253.6
1987 $916 $393
1988 $880 $395
1989 $849 $310
1990 $957 $245
1991 $913 $183
1992 $951 $152.1
1993 $878 $165.6
1994 $584 $198.4
1995 $715 $278.5
1996 $723 $284.7
1997 $651 $286.8
1998 $685 $292.5
1999 $678 $257.9
2000 $603 $258.1
2001 $637 $236
2002 $669 $242
2003 $818 $250.7
2004 $918 $292.4
2005 $980 $330
2006 $1,017 $347
2007 $1,189 $401
2008 $1,399 $473
2009 $1,309 $799
2010 $1,276 $823
2011 $1,375 $836
2012 $1,327 $795
2013 $1,380 $818
2014 $1,399 $896
2015 $1,218 $863
2016 $1,266 $753
2017 $1,357 $765
2018 $1,453 $792
2019 $1,431 $822
2020 $1,461 $846
2021 $1,598 $883
2022 $1,574 $963
2023 $1,698 $1,002
2024 $1,744 $1,073

Senegal vs. Uganda life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Senegal

Uganda
Year Life expectancy, years
Senegal Uganda
1950 36.5 39.7
1951 36.9 40.2
1952 37.4 40.8
1953 37.8 41.3
1954 38.2 41.8
1955 38.5 42.4
1956 38.9 43
1957 39.1 43.7
1958 39.4 44.3
1959 39.5 45
1960 39.7 45.6
1961 39.7 46.3
1962 39.7 46.8
1963 39.7 47.4
1964 39.8 47.8
1965 39.8 48.3
1966 39.8 48.5
1967 40 49
1968 40.1 49.3
1969 40.4 49.5
1970 40.8 49.6
1971 41.2 47.1
1972 41.8 47.2
1973 42.4 47
1974 43.1 46.9
1975 43.9 46.5
1976 44.8 46.2
1977 45.7 45.8
1978 46.6 45.6
1979 47.5 45.4
1980 48.3 43.5
1981 49.1 43.5
1982 49.9 43.3
1983 50.8 43.5
1984 51.7 43.7
1985 52.6 45.5
1986 53.7 45.7
1987 54.6 47.4
1988 55.5 47.5
1989 56.2 47.5
1990 56.7 47.6
1991 57 47.5
1992 57.3 47.7
1993 57.3 47.7
1994 57.5 47.7
1995 57.3 47.7
1996 57.1 47.8
1997 57.1 48
1998 57.1 48.3
1999 57.3 49
2000 57.6 49.6
2001 58.2 50.6
2002 58.9 51.4
2003 59.5 52.4
2004 60.3 53.7
2005 61 54.9
2006 61.8 56.1
2007 62.7 57.2
2008 63.2 58.3
2009 63.8 59.2
2010 64.2 60
2011 64.8 60.8
2012 65.2 61.6
2013 65.6 62.4
2014 66 63.1
2015 66.5 63.8
2016 66.7 64.5
2017 67.1 65.2
2018 67.4 65.8
2019 67.7 66.4
2020 67.5 66.4
2021 66.9 66.4
2022 67.8 67.7
2023 68.7 68.3
2024 68.9 68.5
2025 69.2 68.7

Senegal and Uganda population clocks and comparison

Population
Senegal

Uganda
Year Population
Senegal Uganda
1960 3,340,907 7,640,973
1961 3,436,375 7,862,217
1962 3,534,686 8,092,231
1963 3,635,876 8,333,663
1964 3,740,535 8,586,363
1965 3,849,788 8,849,203
1966 3,964,299 9,122,864
1967 4,083,870 9,408,924
1968 4,207,587 9,708,632
1969 4,334,974 10,014,858
1970 4,466,328 10,321,603
1971 4,601,864 10,618,206
1972 4,741,631 10,885,796
1973 4,885,181 11,144,236
1974 5,029,437 11,424,846
1975 5,170,810 11,725,240
1976 5,308,564 12,037,294
1977 5,439,549 12,359,669
1978 5,568,096 12,692,113
1979 5,702,895 13,002,163
1980 5,845,638 13,275,741
1981 5,997,160 13,556,452
1982 6,156,961 13,873,631
1983 6,324,504 14,221,881
1984 6,499,364 14,607,677
1985 6,683,287 15,023,681
1986 6,878,192 15,467,579
1987 7,081,530 15,954,170
1988 7,289,618 16,470,483
1989 7,502,207 17,010,698
1990 7,720,523 17,569,897
1991 7,943,085 18,155,901
1992 8,168,395 18,785,032
1993 8,396,288 19,445,161
1994 8,624,078 20,108,801
1995 8,848,101 20,665,667
1996 9,067,014 21,231,550
1997 9,283,495 21,856,046
1998 9,502,952 22,515,806
1999 9,730,887 23,257,281
2000 9,968,260 24,000,150
2001 10,212,942 24,745,676
2002 10,466,214 25,532,870
2003 10,721,176 26,352,124
2004 10,975,704 27,154,515
2005 11,235,472 27,963,289
2006 11,500,094 28,794,003
2007 11,770,344 29,653,430
2008 12,048,959 30,539,553
2009 12,337,389 31,451,151
2010 12,635,413 32,390,802
2011 12,958,897 33,354,543
2012 13,310,495 34,337,438
2013 13,710,849 35,337,042
2014 14,152,102 36,395,539
2015 14,593,331 37,531,446
2016 15,034,521 38,799,152
2017 15,475,002 40,177,388
2018 15,914,498 41,565,831
2019 16,352,922 42,999,637
2020 16,789,219 44,457,152
2021 17,220,867 45,910,930
2022 17,651,103 47,312,719
2023 18,077,573 48,656,601
2024 18,501,984 50,015,092

Fertility rates in Senegal and Uganda

Fertility rate
Senegal

Uganda
Year Fertility rate
Senegal Uganda
1960 7 6.91
1961 7.04 6.93
1962 7.08 6.96
1963 7.12 6.98
1964 7.16 7.01
1965 7.19 7.04
1966 7.22 7.07
1967 7.24 7.1
1968 7.25 7.13
1969 7.26 7.12
1970 7.26 7.15
1971 7.26 7.18
1972 7.26 7.19
1973 7.26 7.19
1974 7.25 7.19
1975 7.25 7.2
1976 7.26 7.19
1977 7.27 7.18
1978 7.28 7.16
1979 7.29 7.14
1980 7.29 7.11
1981 7.28 7.12
1982 7.25 7.11
1983 7.19 7.07
1984 7.11 7.02
1985 7.01 7.04
1986 6.9 7.08
1987 6.79 7.12
1988 6.58 7.1
1989 6.48 7.05
1990 6.4 7.01
1991 6.27 6.94
1992 6.15 6.91
1993 6.05 6.89
1994 5.92 6.9
1995 5.82 6.87
1996 5.72 6.84
1997 5.64 6.86
1998 5.58 6.84
1999 5.57 6.83
2000 5.5 6.79
2001 5.4 6.76
2002 5.3 6.74
2003 5.25 6.67
2004 5.19 6.61
2005 5.13 6.53
2006 5.06 6.43
2007 5.02 6.33
2008 5.02 6.2
2009 5.03 6.12
2010 5.06 6.02
2011 5.1 5.89
2012 5.13 5.73
2013 5.05 5.56
2014 4.88 5.41
2015 4.75 5.25
2016 4.65 5.11
2017 4.49 4.99
2018 4.29 4.87
2019 4.1 4.74
2020 4 4.62
2021 3.94 4.51
2022 3.86 4.39
2023 3.82 4.28

Senegal and Uganda demographics compared

Median age
Senegal

Uganda
Year Median age, years
Senegal Uganda
1960 18.1 17.1
1961 18 16.9
1962 18 16.8
1963 17.9 16.7
1964 17.9 16.6
1965 17.9 16.6
1966 17.8 16.6
1967 17.9 16.6
1968 17.9 16.6
1969 17.9 16.6
1970 17.9 16.6
1971 17.9 16.6
1972 17.9 16.5
1973 17.9 16.3
1974 17.8 16.3
1975 17.7 16.2
1976 17.6 16.2
1977 17.4 16.2
1978 17.2 16.1
1979 17 16.1
1980 16.8 16
1981 16.7 15.9
1982 16.5 15.9
1983 16.4 15.9
1984 16.3 15.9
1985 16.3 15.9
1986 16.3 15.9
1987 16.3 15.9
1988 16.4 15.9
1989 16.5 15.8
1990 16.6 15.8
1991 16.7 15.8
1992 16.8 15.7
1993 16.9 15.7
1994 17 15.6
1995 17.1 15.4
1996 17.2 15.3
1997 17.3 15.1
1998 17.4 15
1999 17.5 15
2000 17.6 15
2001 17.7 15
2002 17.8 15
2003 18 15
2004 18.1 15
2005 18.2 15
2006 18.2 15
2007 18.3 15
2008 18.4 15.1
2009 18.4 15.1
2010 18.5 15.2
2011 18.5 15.3
2012 18.5 15.4
2013 18.5 15.5
2014 18.6 15.6
2015 18.6 15.8
2016 18.7 16
2017 18.9 16.3
2018 19 16.5
2019 19.2 16.8
2020 19.4 17
2021 19.7 17.2
2022 19.9 17.4
2023 20.1 17.6
2024 20.4 17.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Senegal Uganda
GNI, Atlas method
$31B
2024
$50.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29%
2025
21.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.16%
2023
2.55%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.47%
2023
1.98%
2023
Armed forces personnel
19,000
2020
46,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-7.25%
2025
-6.7%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.78%
2024
3.42%
2021
Services, % of GDP
49.1%
2024
43.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
25.4%
2024
24.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.4
2025
51.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
28.8%
2021
34.5%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3%
2021
2.4%
2019
Total reserves including gold n/a
$3.36B
2018
Personal remittances received
$3.75B
2024
$1.44B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,376,000
2017
473,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
10.5%
2018
9.21%
2020
Banked people share
76.5%
2024
72.8%
2024

Energy

Senegal Uganda
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
291.1 kg
2023
483 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16.4
2023
$6.05
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
12 megatons
2023
7.22 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.67 tons
2023
0.15 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
63.2%
2022
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
35.4%
2021
90.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.58%
2023
1.93%
2022
Net energy imports use share
69%
2023
20.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
410 kWh
2023
89.9 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
13.3%
2021
90%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
86.2%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
74.2%
2023
51.5%
2023

Society

Senegal Uganda
% of world population
0.23%
2024
0.61%
2024
Annual migration change
-10,307
2024
-117,924
2024
Urban population
50.1%
2024
27.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.78 ft
2025
5.53 ft
2025
Average female height
5.38 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
32.2
2025
28.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
45
2024
26
2024
Higher education index
55
2025
67
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.3
2015
8.77
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
23.5
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
68
2025
74
2025
Adult literacy rate
50.4%
2023
80.6%
2022
English speaking
2%
2025
44.7%
2023
People using the Internet
60.6%
2023
8.95%
2024

Health

Senegal Uganda
Government health expenditure per capita
$63.7
2022
$44.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$31.1
2022
$15
2022
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
68.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
21.2%
2022
41.6%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.13
2022
0.17
2022
Age at first childbirth
21.9 years
2025
19.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
237
2023
170
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
38.5
2023
38.8
2023
Obesity rate
10.3%
2022
8.05%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
3.8%
2024
2.2%
2024
Air quality index
23
2025
8
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
6.5%
2022
7.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.38 liters
2020
11.3 liters
2020

Territory

Senegal Uganda
% of world land
0.13%
2025
0.13%
2025
Land area per capita
4,018 sq mi
2024
1,548 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
36,722 sq mi
2025
55,657 sq mi
2025
Forest area
30,688 sq mi
2025
8,549 sq mi
2025
Roads length
10,355 mi
2017
90,720 mi
2019

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