Rule of Law in Senegal

Senegal: Rule of Law was 15 number off surveys/polls in 2011. β–² Rising

Latest (2011)
15 number off surveys/polls
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
9th
of 53 countries
All-time high
15 number off surveys/polls
in 2007
All-time low
5 number off surveys/polls
in 1996
Years of data
13
1996–2011

Rule of Law in Senegal, 1996–2011

468101214161996200320111996: 5 number off surveys/polls1998: 7 number off surveys/polls2000: 7 number off surveys/polls2002: 10 number off surveys/polls2003: 11 number off surveys/polls2004: 11 number off surveys/polls2005: 11 number off surveys/polls2006: 14 number off surveys/polls2007: 15 number off surveys/polls2008: 15 number off surveys/polls2009: 14 number off surveys/polls2010: 15 number off surveys/polls2011: 15 number off surveys/polls

Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in number off surveys/polls.

Analysis

Senegal recorded 15 number off surveys/polls for rule of law in 2011. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 114.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law in Senegal peaked at 15 number off surveys/polls in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5 number off surveys/polls, in 1996.

Senegal ranks 9th of 53 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6 number off surveys/polls 5 number off surveys/polls 7 number off surveys/polls 2
2000s 12 number off surveys/polls 7 number off surveys/polls 15 number off surveys/polls 9
2010s 15 number off surveys/polls 15 number off surveys/polls 15 number off surveys/polls 2

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 9 Angola 15 number off surveys/polls compare
  2. 9 Egypt 15 number off surveys/polls compare
  3. 9 Ethiopia 15 number off surveys/polls compare
  4. 9 Madagascar 15 number off surveys/polls compare
  5. 9 Malawi 15 number off surveys/polls compare
  6. 9 Mali 15 number off surveys/polls compare
  7. 9 Mozambique 15 number off surveys/polls compare
  8. 9 Zambia 15 number off surveys/polls compare

See the full ranking of 53 places β†’

More reference data data for Senegal

All data for Senegal β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law in Senegal?
Rule of law in Senegal was 15 number off surveys/polls in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
What is the highest rule of law recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 15 number off surveys/polls in 2007.
What is the lowest rule of law recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 5 number off surveys/polls in 1996.
How does Senegal rank for rule of law?
Senegal ranks 9th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is rule of law rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is up 114.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Senegal data come from?
The figures come from World Bank Institute, published as part of Rule of Law (number off surveys/polls). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rule of Law (number off surveys/polls)
Unit
number off surveys/polls
Source
World Bank Institute
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
53 places, 689 data points, 1996–2011
Last refreshed

See definition GV.RULE.LW.ES. This is the number of surveys/polls used to derive the GV.RULE.LW.ES.