Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Senegal
Senegal: Democratic Electoral Institutions Score was 10 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Senegal, 2005–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 10 for democratic electoral institutions score in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, democratic electoral institutions score in Senegal peaked at 12 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 9, in 2007.
That places Senegal 78th 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 21 years of available data.
Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 12 | — |
| 2006 | 11 | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 9 | -18.2% |
| 2008 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11 | +22.2% |
| 2013 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2025 | 10 | +0.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 10 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.5, 2.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 10 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3, 3.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10 | 9 | 12 | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.2 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.33 | 9 | 10 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More reference data data for Senegal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2247 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1649 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7534 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5106 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8979 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democratic electoral institutions score in Senegal?
- Democratic electoral institutions score in Senegal was 10 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 12 in 2005.
- What is the lowest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 2007.
- How does Senegal rank for democratic electoral institutions score?
- Senegal ranks 78th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democratic electoral institutions 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 Democratic Electoral Institutions Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The variable identifies the extent to which the chief executive and legislature are chosen in free and fair elections under universal suffrage. Higher scores indicate a freer electoral process.