Common Good Justifications Score in Senegal

Senegal: Common Good Justifications Score was 2.31 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
2.31
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
11th
of 175 countries
All-time high
2.31
in 2024
All-time low
-2.63
in 1904
Years of data
122
1904–2025

Common Good Justifications Score in Senegal, 1904–2025

-3-2-1012190419642025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Senegal recorded 2.31 for common good justifications score in 2025. That is the highest value across all 122 years on record.

The figure is up 47.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, common good justifications score in Senegal peaked at 2.31 in 2024 and was at its lowest, -2.63, in 1904.

That places Senegal 11th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s -2.63 -2.63 -2.63 6
1910s -2.63 -2.63 -2.63 10
1920s -2.63 -2.63 -2.63 10
1930s -2.63 -2.63 -2.63 10
1940s -2.63 -2.63 -2.63 10
1950s -2.11 -2.63 -0.891 10
1960s 1.21 1.21 1.21 10
1970s 1.21 1.21 1.21 10
1980s 1.21 1.21 1.21 10
1990s 1.21 1.21 1.21 10
2000s 1.21 1.21 1.21 10
2010s 1.46 1.21 1.61 10
2020s 1.84 1.61 2.31 6

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 8 Tunisia 2.37 compare
  2. 9 Norway 2.36 compare
  3. 10 Cuba 2.31 compare
  4. 12 Seychelles 2.14 compare
  5. 13 Singapore 2.07 compare
  6. 14 Sweden 2.04 compare

See the full ranking of 175 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is common good justifications score in Senegal?
Common good justifications score in Senegal was 2.31 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest common good justifications score recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 2.31 in 2024.
What is the lowest common good justifications score recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was -2.63 in 1904.
How does Senegal rank for common good justifications score?
Senegal ranks 11th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is common good justifications score rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is up 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Senegal data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Common Good Justifications Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Common Good Justifications Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which political elites justify their views with the common good for society, either the greatest good for the greatest number of people or as helping the least advantaged people in society when considering important policy changes.