Age of electoral democracy in Senegal
Senegal: Age of electoral democracy was 36 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
36
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
39th
of 111 countries
All-time high
36
in 2025
All-time low
1
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Age of electoral democracy in Senegal, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 36 for age of electoral democracy in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age of electoral democracy in Senegal peaked at 36 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1990.
That places Senegal 39th out of 111 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.5 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.5 | 11 | 20 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.5 | 21 | 30 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.5 | 31 | 36 | 6 |
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 17,259 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 13,028 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 2 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.812 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.484 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.633 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.798 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.82 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.402 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age of electoral democracy in Senegal?
- Age of electoral democracy in Senegal was 36 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age of electoral democracy recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 36 in 2025.
- What is the lowest age of electoral democracy recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1990.
- How does Senegal rank for age of electoral democracy?
- Senegal ranks 39th out of 111 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age of electoral democracy rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Age of electoral democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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