Africa · Western Africa
Senegal
Senegal covers about 196,000 km² (75,800 mi²), the 88th largest of the 246 places listed here. That is close to Kyrgyzstan, at about 199,000 km².
- 196,000km²Area, main territory
- 16.9 millionPopulation
- 6.40In Belgiums
200 km
- Senegal
Facts
| Area, main territory | 196,000 km²75,800 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 197,000 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| In Belgiums | 6.40 |
| Capital | Dakar |
| Population | 16.9 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Density | 86 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 12°N to 17°N |
| In other languages | Sénégal Français · セネガル 日本語 · 塞内加尔 中文 · 세네갈 한국어 |
| Continent | Africa#34 of 54 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Senegal
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 86.5× the size of Senegal.
- At 86 people per km², Senegal is the 78th most densely populated of the 185 places over 1,000 km²; the median is 72 per km².
- Senegal lies at 14°N, close to the equator, where a standard web map (Web Mercator) is nearly true to size: it inflates area by only about 1.1×.
- Laid out flat, Senegal's main territory stretches about 487 km north to south and 665 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 197,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 196,000 km², to within 2%.
How Senegal measures up
Senegal holds 0.7% of the land area and 1.2% of the people of the 54 countries listed for Africa. In Western Africa it is the 9th largest of 16.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 196,000 km² | 87th of 239 |
| Population | 16.9 million | 73rd of 237 |
| Density | 86 per km² | 78th of 185 |
| Farthest north | 14.4°N | 123rd of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Senegal is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 6.40× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 0.80× its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 0.55× its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 0.53× its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 0.36× its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 0.06× its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 0.02× its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 0.02× its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 0.01× its size |
Where Senegal sits
- Senegal's centre lies at 14.4°N, 14.5°W, in the northern and western hemispheres, about 1,600 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 12°N to 17°N, about 490 km from its southern edge to its northern.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
On the same latitude, elsewhere in the world
If Senegal had other densities
- At Bangladesh's density of 1,252 people per km², Senegal would have 245.8 million people. It has 16.9 million.
- At Canada's density of 3.7 people per km², Senegal would have 730,000 people. It has 16.9 million.
- At the median density of the places listed, 72 per km², it would have 14.2 million.
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2021; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11