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Senegal / West Africa

Dakar City Intelligence

Dakar is Senegal's Atlantic-facing capital and a major West-African services and logistics hub. Dakar is a west africa city of about ~3.9M metro in Senegal. On the composite city-intelligence score, Dakar sits below the indexed median, with practical gaps to close (62/100).

Last updated
2026-05-16
Data year
2025
Population
~3.9M metro
View of Dakar, Senegal

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Overall score

Use the Dakar profile to compare cost framing, country-level context, and West-African coastal resilience.

Overall62/100
Affordability74/100
Air quality58/100
Energy56/100

Overall city intelligence

Mixed

62/100

Composite directional score across affordability, air quality, clean energy, and resilience.

Data confidence

Directional

Directional indicators pending integration of verified city-level data.

Verified utility layers

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Emergency, healthcare, and transport verification status appears on the country hub.

Dakar data table

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Dakar city intelligence data table
MetricValueContext
Overall score62/100Composite score across major city intelligence modules.
Cost of Living74/100Dakar's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.
Air Quality58/100Dakar's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.
Energy56/100Dakar's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.
Safety59/100Dakar's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.
Internet Speed59/100Dakar's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.
Climate Risk56/100Dakar's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Resilience56/100Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context.

Safety

Deterministic safety estimates from our index — planning signals derived from country priors and city data, not official crime statistics.

Safety

Overall safety46/100
Low crime47/100
Personal safety48/100
Night safety40/100
Road safety50/100

Dakar scores below average for safety in our index (46/100); research neighborhoods and take standard precautions.

Quality of Life

A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.

Quality of Life

Quality of life52/100
Healthcare52/100
Education60/100
Green space40/100
Cleanliness50/100
Infrastructure55/100
Mobility56/100

Dakar has a modest quality-of-life estimate (52/100) across our combined indicators.

Family Friendliness

How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.

Family Friendliness

Family friendliness51/100
Education60/100
Green space40/100
Overall safety46/100

Dakar scores modest for family living (51/100).

Digital Nomad Suitability

Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Digital nomad suitability61/100
Walkability78/100
Cycling55/100
Infrastructure55/100

Dakar is moderate for remote workers (61/100), based on connectivity, affordability and walkability and day-to-day amenities.

Retirement Suitability

Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.

Retirement Suitability

Retirement suitability55/100
Healthcare52/100
Cleanliness50/100
Outdoor lifestyle24/100

Dakar is moderate for retirement (55/100), appealing for affordability and a comfortable climate.

Emergency and public safety in Dakar

Local public safety guidance for Dakar, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.

Unverified

For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Dakar, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the Senegal emergency profile, which currently lists no verified national contacts.

Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.

Healthcare and hospitals in Dakar

Healthcare context for Dakar, with national-level information from Senegal where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.

Unverified

For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Dakar, see the Senegal healthcare profile, which currently lists no verified national healthcare information.

Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.

Transport and mobility in Dakar

Local mobility context for Dakar, with national-level context from Senegal where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.

Unverified

For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Dakar, see the Senegal transport profile, which currently lists no verified national transport information.

Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.

Air quality dataset

Source-attributed air-quality dataset for Dakar. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.

Air quality dataset for Dakar

Verified data unavailableLast updated 2026-05-16 / data year 2025

Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location

Source-attributed values for Dakar will appear here after the platform integrates verified measurements from accepted official publishers. Until then, structured air-quality module context remains available on the dedicated module page.

Dakar air-quality dataset coverage
MetricValueData yearStatus
Air qualityVerified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location.

Data provenance

Source attribution

  • Global City Intelligence — air-quality dataset

    Verified data unavailable
    Publisher
    Global City Intelligence
    Last verified
    2026-05-16

    The air-quality dataset begins empty by design. Verified city-level measurements appear here only after they are sourced from accepted publishers (WHO, EEA, US EPA, OpenAQ, OECD, or official national/city environmental agencies).

Related comparisons

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Explore Dakar modules

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Cost of Living in Dakar

Dakar's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.

Air Quality in Dakar

Dakar's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.

Energy in Dakar

Dakar's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.

Safety in Dakar

Dakar's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.

Internet Speed in Dakar

Dakar's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.

Climate Risk in Dakar

Dakar's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.

City rankings

Compare this city against other indexed cities in crawlable ranking tables.

Cost of living in Dakar

Cost of living estimates for Dakar — monthly budgets, rent, food, and transport in the local currency, plus an affordability score for comparison. Planning estimates derived from country baselines, not live prices.

Climate in Dakar

Climate profile for Dakar — Semi-Arid climate, annual average 27.1°C, comfort score 68/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.

Economy and jobs in Dakar

Economy and jobs profile for Dakar — mixed economy, economy score 53/100, key industries including government, logistics, finance. Employment, salary, startup, remote-work, and career indicators. Deterministic planning estimates.

Universities and education in Dakar

Education profile for Dakar — regional education center, education score 59/100, 5 representative universities, plus research, student life, and international-student indicators. Deterministic dataset, not institutional rankings.

Healthcare and retirement in Dakar

Healthcare and retirement profile for Dakar — mixed healthcare profile, healthcare score 54/100, retirement score 59/100. Medical access, specialist and emergency care, affordability, and retirement suitability. Deterministic planning estimates.

Estimate a monthly budget for Dakar

Estimate a monthly budget for Dakar using your own housing, food, transport, healthcare, and lifestyle inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official cost-of-living measurement.

Plan a trip budget for Dakar

Plan a trip budget for Dakar using your own accommodation, food, local transport, activities, travel, healthcare buffer, and emergency buffer inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official travel cost estimate.

Interpretation

Use the Dakar profile to compare cost framing, country-level context, and West-African coastal resilience. Its standout dimensions are cost of living (74/100) and safety (59/100). The area most worth watching is climate risk (56/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 4 institutional references.

Country context is available on the Senegal country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Dakar appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.

Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.

Sources

4 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.