Senegal vs Tunisia: Democracy

Senegal
2
in 2018
Tunisia
2
in 2018
Senegal rank
1st
Tunisia rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Senegal
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Senegal currently reports 2 against 2 in Tunisia, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Senegal ahead.

Senegal ranks 1st and Tunisia ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Senegal Tunisia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3 0 0.3 Senegal
1970s 0.2 0 0.2 Senegal
1980s 1 0 1 Senegal
1990s 1 0.7 0.3 Senegal
2000s 2 1 1 Senegal
2010s 2 1.67 0.3333 Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Senegal or Tunisia?
Senegal, at 2 against 2 in Tunisia as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Senegal and Tunisia?
0, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Tunisia?
59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2018.
How do Senegal and Tunisia rank globally for democracy?
Senegal ranks 1st and Tunisia ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).