How does Senegal rank for individual liberties and equality before the law index?

Senegal ranks 66th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is individual liberties and equality before the law index rising or falling in Senegal?

Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. 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 Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Senegal

Name: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Senegal
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Senegal: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index was 0.823 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.823

Change on year

down 1.1%

World rank

66th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.877

in 2021

All-time low

0.218

in 1910

Years of data

122

1904–2025

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Senegal, 1904–2025

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

Analysis

Senegal recorded 0.823 for individual liberties and equality before the law index in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, individual liberties and equality before the law index in Senegal peaked at 0.877 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.218, in 1910.

Senegal ranks 66th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.2212	0.22	0.227	6
1910s	0.218	0.218	0.218	10
1920s	0.218	0.218	0.218	10
1930s	0.218	0.218	0.218	10
1940s	0.2396	0.218	0.273	10
1950s	0.2826	0.273	0.369	10
1960s	0.7157	0.678	0.726	10
1970s	0.7676	0.757	0.781	10
1980s	0.7983	0.784	0.803	10
1990s	0.8063	0.803	0.814	10
2000s	0.836	0.818	0.838	10
2010s	0.8498	0.834	0.869	10
2020s	0.8488	0.82	0.877	6

Countries ranked near Senegal

65 Malawi 0.829 compare
67 United States 0.822 compare
68 Bulgaria 0.821 compare
69 East Timor 0.82 compare

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Summer temperature anomalies -0.265 °C (2026)
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Autumn temperature anomalies -0.1143 °C (2025)
Winter temperature anomalies -1.05 °C (2025)
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Competitive elections 1 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions

What is individual liberties and equality before the law index in Senegal?: Individual liberties and equality before the law index in Senegal was 0.823 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Senegal?: The highest recorded value was 0.877 in 2021.
What is the lowest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Senegal?: The lowest recorded value was 0.218 in 1910.
How does Senegal rank for individual liberties and equality before the law index?: Senegal ranks 66th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is individual liberties and equality before the law index rising or falling in Senegal?: Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. 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 Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which extent to which citizens enjoy physical integrity rights, freedoms of religion, of movement, and from forced labor, as well as access to justice, laws are transparent, and public administration is impartial.