Freedom of expression score bti in Senegal
Senegal: Freedom of expression score bti was 7 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
7
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
19th
of 128 countries
All-time high
9
in 2005
All-time low
7
in 2007
Years of data
11
2005–2025
Freedom of expression score bti in Senegal, 2005–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for freedom of expression score bti in Senegal is 7, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of expression score bti in Senegal peaked at 9 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7, in 2007.
That places Senegal 19th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.67 | 7 | 9 | 3 |
| 2010s | 8 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
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More social development data for Senegal
- 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 freedom of expression score bti in Senegal?
- Freedom of expression score bti in Senegal was 7 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of expression score bti recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 2005.
- What is the lowest freedom of expression score bti recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 in 2007.
- How does Senegal rank for freedom of expression score bti?
- Senegal ranks 19th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of expression score bti rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom of expression score bti. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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