Political Rights Score in Senegal
Senegal: Political Rights Score was 30 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Political Rights Score in Senegal, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 30 for political rights score in 2025.
That represents a change of down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score in Senegal peaked at 34 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 28, in 2010.
That places Senegal 81st 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.
Political Rights Score in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 31 | — |
| 2003 | 34 | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 33 | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 30 | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 29 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 28 | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 32 | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 33 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 32 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 31 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 30 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 29 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 28 | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 30 | +7.1% |
| 2025 | 30 | +0.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 30 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15, 2.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 30 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.5, 2.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.62 | 29 | 34 | 8 |
| 2010s | 30.9 | 28 | 33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.17 | 28 | 30 | 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 political rights score in Senegal?
- Political rights score in Senegal was 30 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 34 in 2003.
- What is the lowest political rights score recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 28 in 2010.
- How does Senegal rank for political rights score?
- Senegal ranks 81st out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. 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 Political Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Identifies the fine-grained extent of free and fair elections, political pluralism and participation, and a functioning government. Higher scores indicate more rights.