Physical Integrity Rights Score in Senegal
Senegal: Physical Integrity Rights Score was 1.12 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Senegal, 1960–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 1.12 for physical integrity rights score in 2019.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 269.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Senegal peaked at 1.15 in 1978 and was at its lowest, -1.63, in 1998.
Senegal ranks 89th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2972 | — |
| 1961 | 0.2774 | -6.6% |
| 1962 | 0.2673 | -3.6% |
| 1963 | 0.2623 | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.2672 | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.2745 | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.2808 | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.3084 | +9.8% |
| 1968 | 0.4267 | +38.3% |
| 1969 | 0.5581 | +30.8% |
| 1970 | 0.723 | +29.5% |
| 1971 | 0.8374 | +15.8% |
| 1972 | 0.9223 | +10.1% |
| 1973 | 0.9685 | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 0.9848 | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 1.02 | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 1.07 | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 1.13 | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 1.15 | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 1.12 | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 1.04 | -6.6% |
| 1981 | 0.9434 | -9.6% |
| 1982 | 0.6867 | -27.2% |
| 1983 | 0.5905 | -14.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2987 | -49.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0399 | -86.6% |
| 1986 | -0.0666 | -267.0% |
| 1987 | -0.1367 | +105.2% |
| 1988 | -0.1603 | +17.3% |
| 1989 | -0.32 | +99.6% |
| 1990 | -0.6545 | +104.6% |
| 1991 | -0.6791 | +3.8% |
| 1992 | -0.7539 | +11.0% |
| 1993 | -0.7238 | -4.0% |
| 1994 | -0.6789 | -6.2% |
| 1995 | -0.7955 | +17.2% |
| 1996 | -0.7217 | -9.3% |
| 1997 | -0.9408 | +30.4% |
| 1998 | -1.63 | +72.9% |
| 1999 | -0.7269 | -55.3% |
| 2000 | -0.1992 | -72.6% |
| 2001 | -0.0323 | -83.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1489 | -561.1% |
| 2003 | 0.489 | +228.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7047 | +44.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6363 | -9.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4228 | -33.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3756 | -11.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3724 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3042 | -18.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3488 | +14.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3988 | +14.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4136 | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6309 | +52.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7367 | +16.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9303 | +26.3% |
| 2016 | 1.04 | +11.8% |
| 2017 | 1.09 | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 1.11 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.12 | +1.4% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 1.12 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0498, 22.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 1.12 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0105, 107.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Physical Integrity Rights Score in Senegal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +561.1% | -0.0323 | 0.1489 |
| 1986 | -267.0% | 0.0399 | -0.0666 |
| 2003 | +228.3% | 0.1489 | 0.489 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.322 | 0.2623 | 0.5581 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9914 | 0.723 | 1.15 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2919 | -0.32 | 1.04 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.8302 | -1.63 | -0.6545 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3222 | -0.1992 | 0.7047 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.782 | 0.3488 | 1.12 | 10 |
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 physical integrity rights score in Senegal?
- Physical integrity rights score in Senegal was 1.12 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 in 1978.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.63 in 1998.
- How does Senegal rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Senegal ranks 89th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 269.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Physical Integrity Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score captures the extent to which citizens are protected from government killings, torture, political imprisonments, extrajudicial executions, mass killings and disappearances. Large positive scores mean abuses are rare relative to other countries and years, large negative scores that abuses are relatively widespread.