What is human rights index in Senegal?

Human rights index in Senegal was 0.812 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest human rights index recorded in Senegal?

The highest recorded value was 0.881 in 2021.

What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Senegal?

The lowest recorded value was 0.309 in 1910.

How does Senegal rank for human rights index?

Senegal ranks 71st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is human rights index rising or falling in Senegal?

Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Senegal data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Human Rights Index in Senegal

Name: Human Rights Index in Senegal
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Senegal: Human Rights Index was 0.812 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.812

Change on year

up 1.2%

World rank

71st

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.881

in 2021

All-time low

0.309

in 1910

Years of data

122

1904–2025

Human Rights Index in Senegal, 1904–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Senegal recorded 0.812 for human rights index in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human rights index in Senegal peaked at 0.881 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.309, in 1910.

Senegal ranks 71st of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 122 years of available data.

Human Rights Index in Senegal, year by year

Annual values for Human Rights Index in Senegal, 1904 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1904	0.311	—
1905	0.312	+0.3%
1906	0.312	+0.0%
1907	0.312	+0.0%
1908	0.319	+2.2%
1909	0.313	-1.9%
1910	0.309	-1.3%
1911	0.309	+0.0%
1912	0.309	+0.0%
1913	0.309	+0.0%
1914	0.309	+0.0%
1915	0.309	+0.0%
1916	0.309	+0.0%
1917	0.309	+0.0%
1918	0.309	+0.0%
1919	0.309	+0.0%
1920	0.309	+0.0%
1921	0.309	+0.0%
1922	0.309	+0.0%
1923	0.309	+0.0%
1924	0.309	+0.0%
1925	0.309	+0.0%
1926	0.309	+0.0%
1927	0.309	+0.0%
1928	0.309	+0.0%
1929	0.309	+0.0%
1930	0.315	+1.9%
1931	0.315	+0.0%
1932	0.315	+0.0%
1933	0.315	+0.0%
1934	0.315	+0.0%
1935	0.315	+0.0%
1936	0.315	+0.0%
1937	0.315	+0.0%
1938	0.315	+0.0%
1939	0.315	+0.0%
1940	0.315	+0.0%
1941	0.315	+0.0%
1942	0.315	+0.0%
1943	0.315	+0.0%
1944	0.315	+0.0%
1945	0.36	+14.3%
1946	0.388	+7.8%
1947	0.397	+2.3%
1948	0.409	+3.0%
1949	0.409	+0.0%
1950	0.413	+1.0%
1951	0.413	+0.0%
1952	0.413	+0.0%
1953	0.398	-3.6%
1954	0.398	+0.0%
1955	0.398	+0.0%
1956	0.398	+0.0%
1957	0.413	+3.8%
1958	0.413	+0.0%
1959	0.465	+12.6%
1960	0.655	+40.9%
1961	0.646	-1.4%
1962	0.633	-2.0%
1963	0.629	-0.6%
1964	0.619	-1.6%
1965	0.619	+0.0%
1966	0.622	+0.5%
1967	0.622	+0.0%
1968	0.629	+1.1%
1969	0.645	+2.5%
1970	0.688	+6.7%
1971	0.69	+0.3%
1972	0.694	+0.6%
1973	0.694	+0.0%
1974	0.692	-0.3%
1975	0.692	+0.0%
1976	0.701	+1.3%
1977	0.701	+0.0%
1978	0.701	+0.0%
1979	0.701	+0.0%
1980	0.709	+1.1%
1981	0.73	+3.0%
1982	0.742	+1.6%
1983	0.753	+1.5%
1984	0.754	+0.1%
1985	0.754	+0.0%
1986	0.754	+0.0%
1987	0.754	+0.0%
1988	0.754	+0.0%
1989	0.754	+0.0%
1990	0.764	+1.3%
1991	0.773	+1.2%
1992	0.777	+0.5%
1993	0.777	+0.0%
1994	0.777	+0.0%
1995	0.777	+0.0%
1996	0.777	+0.0%
1997	0.806	+3.7%
1998	0.806	+0.0%
1999	0.806	+0.0%
2000	0.806	+0.0%
2001	0.841	+4.3%
2002	0.841	+0.0%
2003	0.841	+0.0%
2004	0.841	+0.0%
2005	0.841	+0.0%
2006	0.841	+0.0%
2007	0.841	+0.0%
2008	0.841	+0.0%
2009	0.84	-0.1%
2010	0.85	+1.2%
2011	0.85	+0.0%
2012	0.844	-0.7%
2013	0.856	+1.4%
2014	0.855	-0.1%
2015	0.869	+1.6%
2016	0.854	-1.7%
2017	0.864	+1.2%
2018	0.871	+0.8%
2019	0.86	-1.3%
2020	0.872	+1.4%
2021	0.881	+1.0%
2022	0.875	-0.7%
2023	0.831	-5.0%
2024	0.802	-3.5%
2025	0.812	+1.2%

Senegal compared with similar countries

Senegal's 0.812 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6365, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Senegal's 0.812 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6165, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.3132	0.311	0.319	6
1910s	0.309	0.309	0.309	10
1920s	0.309	0.309	0.309	10
1930s	0.315	0.315	0.315	10
1940s	0.3538	0.315	0.409	10
1950s	0.4122	0.398	0.465	10
1960s	0.6319	0.619	0.655	10
1970s	0.6954	0.688	0.701	10
1980s	0.7458	0.709	0.754	10
1990s	0.784	0.764	0.806	10
2000s	0.8374	0.806	0.841	10
2010s	0.8573	0.844	0.871	10
2020s	0.8455	0.802	0.881	6

Countries ranked near Senegal

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is human rights index in Senegal?: Human rights index in Senegal was 0.812 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest human rights index recorded in Senegal?: The highest recorded value was 0.881 in 2021.
What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Senegal?: The lowest recorded value was 0.309 in 1910.
How does Senegal rank for human rights index?: Senegal ranks 71st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is human rights index rising or falling in Senegal?: Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Senegal data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Human Rights Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.