
Telecommunication in Senegal
Compared to the United States, Senegal is massively lagging behind in the development of telecommunications. Under the country code +221, there were a total of 20.12 million connections in 2021. Among them were 19.86 million mobile phones, which corresponds to an average of 1.2 per person. In the US, this figure is 1.1 mobile phones per person.With about 237 webhosts, Senegal is below the world's average by population.
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Development of telephone and internet connections
With an average download speed of 22.12 Mbit/second for fixed-network broadband internet, Senegal ranks 126th in an international comparison. The upload rate of only 9.2 Mbit/second was significantly lower (133rd place).In mobile internet, i.e., on tablets and smartphones, Senegal comes 86th with a download speed of 23.08 Mbit/second. The upload speed of around 13 Mbit was enough for 39th place.
The Speedtest Global Index published regularly by Ookla is based on several million individual measurements in December 2022 from 178 countries.
The following diagrams show the development of the various telephone and internet connections as a percentage of the country's population. Values above 100 percent mean that, on average, every inhabitant has more than one connection.
Access to the internet in Senegal from 1990 - 2020
Broadband internet in Senegal 2002 - 2021

Landlines 1990 - 2021
Mobile phones 1990 - 2021
Distribution in 2021 | Senegal Total | Senegal percent | USA Total | USA percent |
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Broadband users | 208,314.00 | 1.23 % | 127.03 m | 38.27 % |
Landlines | 261,440.00 | 1.55 % | 97.11 m | 29.26 % |
Mobile cellulars | 19.86 m | 117.68 % | 361.62 m | 108.96 % |