Senegal |
Region: Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Selected EarthTrends Data: |
| Variable | Value |
| Gini Index{1} | 41 |
| Population living on less than $1/day{2} | 22% |
| Population living on less than $2/day{3} | 63% |
| Poverty Gap $1/day{4} | 6% |
| Poverty Gap $2/day{5} | 25% |
| Access to improved sanitation | 57% |
| Access to an improved water source | 76% |
| Literacy rate, all adults | 39% |
| Life expectancy, both sexes | 57 years |
| Definitions and Sources |
| {1} Survey year: 1995. Based on expenditure. {2} Survey year: 1995. Based on expenditure. {3} Survey year: 1995. Based on expenditure. {4} Survey year: 1995. Based on expenditure. {5} Survey year: 1995. Based on expenditure. |
Poverty resources:
- Senegal - Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) and joint assessment (Document)
- USAID Senegal Country Office (Project)
- World Bank Senegal Program (Project)
Poverty datasets:
Citations from the World Resources Report:
- Experience du Senegal dans les Negotiations des Accords de Peche Avec l'Union Europeenne et L'impact sur les Populations
- Fisheries Subsidies and Marine Resources Management: Lessons Learned from Studies in Argentina and Senegal
- Participation in Artisanal Fisheries Management for Improved Livelihoods in West Africa: a Synthesis of Interviews and Cases from Mauritania, Senegal, Guinea and Ghana
EarthTrends Country Profiles: (opens pdf in a new window)
World Bank PovertyNet Library: (opens in a new window)
Development Gateway: (opens in a new window)
