Countries with accredited independent national human rights in Senegal
Senegal: Countries with accredited independent national human rights was 1 number in 2025. ▼ Falling
Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions in Senegal, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2025, countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions in Senegal stood at 1 number. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions in Senegal peaked at 2 number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1 number, in 2015.
That places Senegal 90th out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Countries with accredited independent national human rights in Senegal, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2 number | — |
| 2005 | 2 number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 number | -50.0% |
| 2016 | 1 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 number | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 number | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 number | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 number | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 number | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 number | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 number | +0.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 1 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1 number, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 1 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2 number, 50% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 number | 2 number | 2 number | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.17 number | 1 number | 2 number | 6 |
| 2020s | 1 number | 1 number | 1 number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 90 Algeria 1 number compare
- 90 Azerbaijan 1 number compare
- 90 Bahrain 1 number compare
- 90 Bangladesh 1 number compare
- 90 Belgium 1 number compare
- 90 Chad 1 number compare
- 90 Congo 1 number compare
- 90 Fiji 1 number compare
- 90 Hungary 1 number compare
- 90 Iraq 1 number compare
- 90 Kazakhstan 1 number compare
- 90 Kyrgyzstan 1 number compare
- 90 Libya 1 number compare
- 90 Maldives 1 number compare
- 90 Montenegro 1 number compare
- 90 Nicaragua 1 number compare
- 90 North Macedonia 1 number compare
- 90 Oman 1 number compare
- 90 Slovakia 1 number compare
- 90 Tajikistan 1 number compare
- 90 Tunisia 1 number compare
- 90 Turkey 1 number compare
- 90 Turkmenistan 1 number compare
- 90 Uzbekistan 1 number compare
- 90 Venezuela 1 number 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 countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions in Senegal?
- Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions in Senegal was 1 number in 2025, according to United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 2 number in 2000.
- What is the lowest countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 number in 2015.
- How does Senegal rank for countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions?
- Senegal ranks 90th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Countries with National Human Rights Institutions in compliance with the Paris Principles (0 = No status; 1 = Status B, partially compliant; 2 = Status A, fully compliant).