Freedom Score in Senegal
Senegal: Freedom Score was 70 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Freedom Score in Senegal, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 70 for freedom score in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score in Senegal peaked at 79 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 67, in 2023.
That places Senegal 84th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Freedom Score in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 68 | — |
| 2003 | 75 | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 76 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 73 | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 72 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 71 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 71 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 75 | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 79 | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 78 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 78 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 78 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 75 | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 72 | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 71 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 71 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 68 | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 68 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 67 | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 69 | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 70 | +1.4% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 70 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41, 1.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 70 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.5 | 68 | 76 | 8 |
| 2010s | 74.8 | 71 | 79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.83 | 67 | 71 | 6 |
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 freedom score in Senegal?
- Freedom score in Senegal was 70 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 79 in 2013.
- What is the lowest freedom score recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 67 in 2023.
- How does Senegal rank for freedom score?
- Senegal ranks 84th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Freedom House's total democracy score is a 0-to-100 aggregate that adds up a country's points on 25 indicators of political rights (max 40) and civil liberties (max 60), creating a single snapshot of the freedoms people actually enjoy.