Netherlands vs Senegal: Transparent laws
Netherlands
1
in 2025
Senegal
1
in 2025
Netherlands rank
1st
Senegal rank
1st
Transparent laws over time
- Netherlands
- Senegal
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 1 against 1 in Senegal, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 1st and Senegal ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 0.8333 | 0.1667 | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transparent laws, Netherlands or Senegal?
- Netherlands, at 1 against 1 in Senegal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transparent laws between Netherlands and Senegal?
- 0, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Senegal?
- 122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Senegal rank globally for transparent laws?
- Netherlands ranks 1st and Senegal ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Transparent laws. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of whether laws are transparent, coherent, and relatively stable, and their enforcement predictable.