Judicial Checks on Government Index in Senegal

Senegal: Judicial Checks on Government Index was 0.694 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.694
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
83rd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.735
in 2013
All-time low
0.349
in 1904
Years of data
122
1904–2025

Judicial Checks on Government Index in Senegal, 1904–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, judicial checks on government index in Senegal stood at 0.694.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, judicial checks on government index in Senegal peaked at 0.735 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.349, in 1904.

Senegal ranks 83rd of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 122 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.349 0.349 0.349 6
1910s 0.349 0.349 0.349 10
1920s 0.349 0.349 0.349 10
1930s 0.349 0.349 0.349 10
1940s 0.349 0.349 0.349 10
1950s 0.349 0.349 0.349 10
1960s 0.5842 0.557 0.589 10
1970s 0.6 0.6 0.6 10
1980s 0.6306 0.6 0.634 10
1990s 0.634 0.634 0.634 10
2000s 0.6556 0.634 0.658 10
2010s 0.6887 0.648 0.735 10
2020s 0.6915 0.66 0.716 6

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 80 Montenegro 0.715 compare
  2. 81 Poland 0.714 compare
  3. 82 Zambia 0.71 compare
  4. 83 Panama 0.694 compare
  5. 85 Peru 0.691 compare
  6. 86 Albania 0.689 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is judicial checks on government index in Senegal?
Judicial checks on government index in Senegal was 0.694 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest judicial checks on government index recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 0.735 in 2013.
What is the lowest judicial checks on government index recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.349 in 1904.
How does Senegal rank for judicial checks on government index?
Senegal ranks 83rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is judicial checks on government index rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Senegal data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Judicial Checks on Government Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Judicial Checks on Government Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,297 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which the executive respects the constitution, complies with the judiciary and high courts, and higher and lower courts are independent.