Freedom of Association Score in Senegal
Senegal: Freedom of Association Score was 8 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Freedom of Association Score in Senegal, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, freedom of association score in Senegal stood at 8.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of association score in Senegal peaked at 9 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7, in 2021.
Senegal ranks 22nd 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.
Freedom of Association Score in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9 | — |
| 2007 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2023 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2025 | 8 | +0.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 8 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4, 2.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 8 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4, 2.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.67 | 8 | 9 | 3 |
| 2010s | 8.2 | 8 | 9 | 5 |
| 2020s | 7.67 | 7 | 8 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 22 Armenia 8 compare
- 22 Bolivia 8 compare
- 22 Botswana 8 compare
- 22 Bulgaria 8 compare
- 22 Ghana 8 compare
- 22 Lesotho 8 compare
- 22 Liberia 8 compare
- 22 Malawi 8 compare
- 22 Mauritius 8 compare
- 22 Namibia 8 compare
- 22 Papua New Guinea 8 compare
- 22 Romania 8 compare
- 22 South Africa 8 compare
- 22 Ukraine 8 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 freedom of association score in Senegal?
- Freedom of association score in Senegal was 8 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of association score recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 2005.
- What is the lowest freedom of association score recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 in 2021.
- How does Senegal rank for freedom of association score?
- Senegal ranks 22nd out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of association score 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 Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom of Association Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Indicates the extent to which residents and civic groups are free from government interference to associate and assemble.