Safety and Rule of Law in Senegal

Senegal: Safety and Rule of Law was 56.14 in 2011. ▼ Falling

Latest (2011)
56.14
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
24th
of 52 countries
All-time high
65.59
in 2004
All-time low
56.14
in 2011
Years of data
12
2000–2011

Safety and Rule of Law in Senegal, 2000–2011

02040602000200520112000: 62.12001: 62.12002: 64.12003: 62.22004: 65.62005: 642006: 62.12007: 63.12008: 62.12009: 59.22010: 58.82011: 56.1

Source: Mo Ibrahim Foundation, electronic files and web site.

Analysis

The most recent figure for safety and rule of law in Senegal is 56.14, measured in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, safety and rule of law in Senegal peaked at 65.59 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 56.14, in 2011.

That places Senegal 24th out of 52 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 62.66 59.2 65.59 10
2010s 57.45 56.14 58.76 2

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 21 Sierra Leone 57.12 compare
  2. 22 Uganda 56.82 compare
  3. 23 Niger 56.44 compare
  4. 25 Togo 55.84 compare
  5. 26 Comoros 54.24 compare
  6. 27 Tunisia 54.14 compare

See the full ranking of 58 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is safety and rule of law in Senegal?
Safety and rule of law in Senegal was 56.14 in 2011, according to Mo Ibrahim Foundation, electronic files and web site.
What is the highest safety and rule of law recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 65.59 in 2004.
What is the lowest safety and rule of law recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 56.14 in 2011.
How does Senegal rank for safety and rule of law?
Senegal ranks 24th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
Is safety and rule of law rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Senegal data come from?
The figures come from Mo Ibrahim Foundation, electronic files and web site, published as part of Safety and Rule of Law. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Safety and Rule of Law
Source
Mo Ibrahim Foundation, electronic files and web site
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
58 places, 696 data points, 2000–2011
Last refreshed

Personal Safety: Within this sub-category the Ibrahim Index measures: (i) Safety of the Person – level of criminality in a country. (ii) Violent Crime – prevalence of violent crime, both organised and common. (iii) Social Unrest – prevalence of violent social unrest. (iv) Human Trafficking – government efforts to combat human trafficking. (v) Domestic Political Persecution – clustered indicator (an average) of the following variables: Physical Integrity Rights Index – government respect for citizens’ rights to freedom from torture, extrajudicial killing, political imprisonment, and disappearance. Political Terror Scale – levels of state-instigated political violence and terror.