Sovereign state in Senegal
Senegal: Sovereign state was 1 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Sovereign state in Senegal, 1816–2022
Source: Correlates of War - State System Membership (2017) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 1 for sovereign state in 2022. That is the highest value across all 207 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, sovereign state in Senegal peaked at 1 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1816.
Senegal ranks 1st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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More reference data data for Senegal
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.7106 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.265 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.0252 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.1143 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -1.05 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 136.06 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sovereign state in Senegal?
- Sovereign state in Senegal was 1 in 2022, according to Correlates of War - State System Membership (2017) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sovereign state recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1960.
- What is the lowest sovereign state recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1816.
- How does Senegal rank for sovereign state?
- Senegal ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is sovereign state rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Correlates of War - State System Membership (2017) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sovereign state. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The country is identified as a sovereign state by Correlates of War - State System Membership dataset.