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Civil society participation index in Senegal

Senegal: Civil society participation index was 0.874 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0.874
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
29th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.874
in 2012
All-time low
0.194
in 1904
Years of data
122
1904–2025

Civil society participation index in Senegal, 1904–2025

0.20.40.60.8190419642025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Senegal recorded 0.874 for civil society participation index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 122 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, civil society participation index in Senegal peaked at 0.874 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.194, in 1904.

Senegal ranks 29th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Civil society participation index in Senegal, year by year

Year Value Change
1904 0.194 —
1905 0.194 +0.0%
1906 0.194 +0.0%
1907 0.194 +0.0%
1908 0.194 +0.0%
1909 0.194 +0.0%
1910 0.194 +0.0%
1911 0.194 +0.0%
1912 0.194 +0.0%
1913 0.194 +0.0%
1914 0.194 +0.0%
1915 0.194 +0.0%
1916 0.194 +0.0%
1917 0.194 +0.0%
1918 0.194 +0.0%
1919 0.194 +0.0%
1920 0.194 +0.0%
1921 0.194 +0.0%
1922 0.194 +0.0%
1923 0.194 +0.0%
1924 0.194 +0.0%
1925 0.194 +0.0%
1926 0.194 +0.0%
1927 0.194 +0.0%
1928 0.194 +0.0%
1929 0.194 +0.0%
1930 0.194 +0.0%
1931 0.194 +0.0%
1932 0.194 +0.0%
1933 0.194 +0.0%
1934 0.194 +0.0%
1935 0.194 +0.0%
1936 0.194 +0.0%
1937 0.194 +0.0%
1938 0.194 +0.0%
1939 0.194 +0.0%
1940 0.194 +0.0%
1941 0.194 +0.0%
1942 0.194 +0.0%
1943 0.194 +0.0%
1944 0.194 +0.0%
1945 0.194 +0.0%
1946 0.194 +0.0%
1947 0.194 +0.0%
1948 0.194 +0.0%
1949 0.194 +0.0%
1950 0.194 +0.0%
1951 0.194 +0.0%
1952 0.194 +0.0%
1953 0.194 +0.0%
1954 0.194 +0.0%
1955 0.194 +0.0%
1956 0.194 +0.0%
1957 0.194 +0.0%
1958 0.194 +0.0%
1959 0.194 +0.0%
1960 0.314 +61.9%
1961 0.309 -1.6%
1962 0.309 +0.0%
1963 0.309 +0.0%
1964 0.309 +0.0%
1965 0.309 +0.0%
1966 0.309 +0.0%
1967 0.309 +0.0%
1968 0.309 +0.0%
1969 0.332 +7.4%
1970 0.332 +0.0%
1971 0.332 +0.0%
1972 0.332 +0.0%
1973 0.332 +0.0%
1974 0.332 +0.0%
1975 0.332 +0.0%
1976 0.332 +0.0%
1977 0.332 +0.0%
1978 0.332 +0.0%
1979 0.332 +0.0%
1980 0.389 +17.2%
1981 0.526 +35.2%
1982 0.702 +33.5%
1983 0.702 +0.0%
1984 0.702 +0.0%
1985 0.702 +0.0%
1986 0.702 +0.0%
1987 0.702 +0.0%
1988 0.702 +0.0%
1989 0.702 +0.0%
1990 0.702 +0.0%
1991 0.733 +4.4%
1992 0.733 +0.0%
1993 0.733 +0.0%
1994 0.733 +0.0%
1995 0.817 +11.5%
1996 0.817 +0.0%
1997 0.817 +0.0%
1998 0.817 +0.0%
1999 0.817 +0.0%
2000 0.851 +4.2%
2001 0.851 +0.0%
2002 0.851 +0.0%
2003 0.851 +0.0%
2004 0.851 +0.0%
2005 0.851 +0.0%
2006 0.851 +0.0%
2007 0.851 +0.0%
2008 0.847 -0.5%
2009 0.847 +0.0%
2010 0.836 -1.3%
2011 0.836 +0.0%
2012 0.874 +4.5%
2013 0.84 -3.9%
2014 0.817 -2.7%
2015 0.817 +0.0%
2016 0.817 +0.0%
2017 0.856 +4.8%
2018 0.853 -0.4%
2019 0.861 +0.9%
2020 0.819 -4.9%
2021 0.819 +0.0%
2022 0.845 +3.2%
2023 0.856 +1.3%
2024 0.874 +2.1%
2025 0.874 +0.0%

Senegal compared with similar countries

  • Senegal's 0.874 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6415, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Senegal's 0.874 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6845, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.194 0.194 0.194 6
1910s 0.194 0.194 0.194 10
1920s 0.194 0.194 0.194 10
1930s 0.194 0.194 0.194 10
1940s 0.194 0.194 0.194 10
1950s 0.194 0.194 0.194 10
1960s 0.3118 0.309 0.332 10
1970s 0.332 0.332 0.332 10
1980s 0.6531 0.389 0.702 10
1990s 0.7719 0.702 0.817 10
2000s 0.8502 0.847 0.851 10
2010s 0.8407 0.817 0.874 10
2020s 0.8478 0.819 0.874 6

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 26 Austria 0.884 compare
  2. 27 Costa Rica 0.883 compare
  3. 28 Italy 0.882 compare
  4. 29 Iceland 0.874 compare
  5. 31 France 0.866 compare
  6. 32 Brazil 0.865 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is civil society participation index in Senegal?
Civil society participation index in Senegal was 0.874 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest civil society participation index recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 0.874 in 2012.
What is the lowest civil society participation index recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.194 in 1904.
How does Senegal rank for civil society participation index?
Senegal ranks 29th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is civil society participation index rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Senegal data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Civil society participation index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Civil society participation index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,063 data points, 1789–2025
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