Rule of Law in Senegal
Senegal: Rule of Law was 0.129 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling
Rule of Law in Senegal, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 0.129 standard error for rule of law in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rule of law in Senegal peaked at 0.2141 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.129 standard error, in 2011.
That places Senegal 41st out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Rule of Law in Senegal, year by year
| Year | standard error | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.2141 standard error | — |
| 1998 | 0.2056 standard error | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.173 standard error | -15.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1761 standard error | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1705 standard error | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1671 standard error | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1611 standard error | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1504 standard error | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1436 standard error | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1409 standard error | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1387 standard error | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1348 standard error | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.129 standard error | -4.3% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.129 standard error is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.132 standard error, 98% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.129 standard error is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1348 standard error, 96% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2099 standard error | 0.2056 standard error | 0.2141 standard error | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1579 standard error | 0.1387 standard error | 0.1761 standard error | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1319 standard error | 0.129 standard error | 0.1348 standard error | 2 |
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 rule of law in Senegal?
- Rule of law in Senegal was 0.129 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest rule of law recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2141 standard error in 1996.
- What is the lowest rule of law recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.129 standard error in 2011.
- How does Senegal rank for rule of law?
- Senegal ranks 41st out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is rule of law rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Institute, published as part of Rule of Law (standard error). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
See definition GV.RULE.LW.ES. Inherent to all Governance Indicators is a margin of error, which might vary from country to country, normally attributable to two factors: (i) cross-country differences in the number of sources in which a country appears, and (ii) differences in the precision of the sources in which each country appears.