Senegal vs Zimbabwe

Senegal and Zimbabwe compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Senegal has about 1.1 times as many people as Zimbabwe: 18.9 million against 17 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Zimbabwe ($3,021) is 55% higher than in Senegal ($1,955) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Zimbabwe (8.1%) than in Senegal (6.7%), a difference of 1.4 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Zimbabwe (104.7% in 2022) than in Senegal (1.5% in 2025), a difference of 103.2 percentage points.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Zimbabwe (9.3%) than in Senegal (2.7%), a difference of 6.6 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Senegal can expect to live 5.8 years longer than one born in Zimbabwe: 68.9 years against 63.1 years in 2024.
• The population of Senegal is older: half of its people are over 19.1 years, against 17.8 years in Zimbabwe in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Senegal (60.1%) than in Zimbabwe (41.6%), a difference of 18.5 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person are about the same in Senegal (0.77 tonnes) and Zimbabwe (0.77 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Senegal (45%) than in Zimbabwe (35.7%), a difference of 9.3 percentage points in 2024.