Senegal

In brief

Using the internet: 60.1% (2024). World rank 139 of 188 (1 = best); in Africa, 16 of 52. Access to electricity: 82.9% (2024). World rank 167 of 214 (1 = best); in Africa, 13 of 54. Electricity use, kWh per person: 419 (2024). World rank 124 of 149; in Africa, 16 of 37. From 2014 to 2024: using the internet 17.7% → 60.1%, mobile subscriptions per 100 people 102 → 124, and home broadband per 100 people 0.7 → 4. Better than all its neighbours (Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, and Mauritania): using the internet, home broadband per 100 people, and access to electricity.