Voice and Accountability in Senegal
Senegal: Voice and Accountability was 0.111 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling
Voice and Accountability in Senegal, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.
Analysis
In 2011, voice and accountability in Senegal stood at 0.111 standard error.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 47.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, voice and accountability in Senegal peaked at 0.2318 standard error in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.1098 standard error, in 2010.
Senegal ranks 42nd of 53 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2265 standard error | 0.2211 standard error | 0.2318 standard error | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.15 standard error | 0.121 standard error | 0.2116 standard error | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1104 standard error | 0.1098 standard error | 0.111 standard error | 2 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 39 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.1126 standard error compare
- 40 Madagascar 0.1124 standard error compare
- 41 Ethiopia 0.1121 standard error compare
- 42 Mali 0.111 standard error compare
- 42 Mozambique 0.111 standard error compare
- 42 Zambia 0.111 standard error compare
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 voice and accountability in Senegal?
- Voice and accountability in Senegal was 0.111 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest voice and accountability recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2318 standard error in 1998.
- What is the lowest voice and accountability recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1098 standard error in 2010.
- How does Senegal rank for voice and accountability?
- Senegal ranks 42nd out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is voice and accountability rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.5%. 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 Voice and Accountability (standard error). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
See definition GV.VOIC.AC.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.