Civil Rights Score in Senegal
Senegal: Civil Rights Score was 6 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Civil Rights Score in Senegal, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for civil rights score in Senegal is 6, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil rights score in Senegal peaked at 9 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2009.
Senegal ranks 31st of 128 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Civil Rights Score in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9 | — |
| 2007 | 7 | -22.2% |
| 2009 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2011 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2015 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2021 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 6 | +0.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 6 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4, 1.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 6 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4, 1.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.33 | 6 | 9 | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.6 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 31 Bolivia 6 compare
- 31 Cote d'Ivoire 6 compare
- 31 Ghana 6 compare
- 31 Hungary 6 compare
- 31 Indonesia 6 compare
- 31 Lebanon 6 compare
- 31 Lesotho 6 compare
- 31 Liberia 6 compare
- 31 Malawi 6 compare
- 31 Malaysia 6 compare
- 31 Namibia 6 compare
- 31 Nepal 6 compare
- 31 Panama 6 compare
- 31 Papua New Guinea 6 compare
- 31 Paraguay 6 compare
- 31 Peru 6 compare
- 31 Qatar 6 compare
- 31 Serbia 6 compare
- 31 Singapore 6 compare
- 31 Sri Lanka 6 compare
- 31 Ukraine 6 compare
- 31 Zambia 6 compare
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 civil rights score in Senegal?
- Civil rights score in Senegal was 6 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil rights score recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 2005.
- What is the lowest civil rights score recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2009.
- How does Senegal rank for civil rights score?
- Senegal ranks 31st out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil rights score rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Civil Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Indicates the extent to which civil rights are codified in law, and the state prosecutes any violations and works to prevent discrimination.