Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Senegal
Senegal: Citizen satisfaction with democracy was 0.8233 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Senegal, 2002–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 0.8233 for citizen satisfaction with democracy in 2020.
The figure is up 219.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen satisfaction with democracy in Senegal peaked at 1.01 in 2013 and was at its lowest, -0.2438, in 2008.
That places Senegal 25th out of 131 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.56 | — |
| 2003 | 0.4854 | -13.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4128 | -15.0% |
| 2005 | 0.336 | -18.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1387 | -58.7% |
| 2007 | -0.0517 | -137.2% |
| 2008 | -0.2438 | +372.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0077 | -103.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2574 | +3226.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5137 | +99.6% |
| 2012 | 0.761 | +48.1% |
| 2013 | 1.01 | +33.0% |
| 2014 | 1.01 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9481 | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8827 | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 0.824 | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 0.826 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8234 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8233 | -0.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.8233 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.2275. (31 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.8233 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.1972. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Senegal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +3226.2% | 0.0077 | 0.2574 |
| 2008 | -372.0% | -0.0517 | -0.2438 |
| 2007 | -137.2% | 0.1387 | -0.0517 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2056 | -0.2438 | 0.56 | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.786 | 0.2574 | 1.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8233 | 0.8233 | 0.8233 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More social development data for Senegal
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17,259 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13,028 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0007 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13,028 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0009 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is citizen satisfaction with democracy in Senegal?
- Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Senegal was 0.8233 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 in 2013.
- What is the lowest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2438 in 2008.
- How does Senegal rank for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Senegal ranks 25th out of 131 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen satisfaction with democracy rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 219.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Citizen satisfaction with democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the average extent to which citizens are satisfied with democracy in their own country. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how citizens' satisfaction with democracy.