Effective Power to Govern Score in Senegal
Senegal: Effective Power to Govern Score was 8 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Effective Power to Govern Score in Senegal, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for effective power to govern score in Senegal is 8, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, effective power to govern score in Senegal peaked at 9 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 8, in 2009.
That places Senegal 23rd out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Effective Power to Govern Score in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9 | — |
| 2007 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 8 | +0.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 8 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3, 2.7× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 8 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3, 2.7× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.67 | 8 | 9 | 3 |
| 2010s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| 2020s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
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 effective power to govern score in Senegal?
- Effective power to govern score in Senegal was 8 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest effective power to govern score recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 2005.
- What is the lowest effective power to govern score recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 2009.
- How does Senegal rank for effective power to govern score?
- Senegal ranks 23rd out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is effective power to govern score rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Effective Power to Govern Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicates the extent to which no individual or group holds de facto veto power over democratically elected political leaders.