Social Development in Senegal

145 indicators covering social development for Senegal.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Democracy Index 7 2018 unchanged 69th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 38,978 2025 up 172.6% 36th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita 0.0021 units per person 2025 up 110.1% 36th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 30.9% 24th
Political Rights Score 30 2025 down 9.1% 81st
Freedom Score 70 2025 down 10.3% 84th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 1,538 2025 down 50.6% 92nd
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita 0.0001 units per person 2025 down 62.0% 110th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 76.3% 74th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year 2025 down 103.0% 46th
Full democracy 0 2025 down 100.0% 78th
States involved in state-based conflicts 0 2025 36th
Sovereign state 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Distribution of Democracy Index 17 2018 unchanged 70th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate 25.24 % change on previous year 2025 up 258.5% 21st
Equal Rights Protection Index 0.705 2025 down 15.7% 72nd
Physical Integrity Rights Index 0.785 2025 down 10.0% 90th
Political Corruption Index 0.404 2025 up 28.3% 104th
Political Corruption Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.404 2025 up 28.3% 104th
Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.1519 2024 up 6.9% 157th
Number of armed conflicts 0 conflicts 2025 34th
Number of state-based conflicts 0 conflicts 2025 19th
Countries where armed conflicts took place 0 2025 56th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre 0.0975 units per square kilometre 2023 up 301.3% 59th
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre 0.004 units per square kilometre 2023 down 68.9% 116th
LGBT+ Rights Index -0.4306 2019 up 8.2% 153rd
Forcibly displaced people 18,797 2025 down 54.7% 115th
Terrorist attacks by severity 0 attacks 2021 1st
Press freedom 1 2016 unchanged 61st
Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions 1 number 2025 unchanged 90th
Age of electoral democracy 26 years 2025 up 62.5% 97th
Full democracy lexical, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2017 74th
Corruption Perceptions Index 45 2024 up 4.7% 69th
Internally displaced people due to conflict 0 people 2024 38th
Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.3261 2024 down 2.3% 185th
Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.2453 2024 down 1.7% 163rd
Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.0808 2024 down 4.0% 152nd
Alcohol, tourist consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), three-year 0 2024 55th
Self-reported life satisfaction 4.79 2025 up 13.5% 109th
Happiness vs. life satisfaction 4.79 2025 up 13.5% 109th
Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage 62.0% 2024 up 9.1% 41st
Age of electoral democracy 36 years 2025 up 38.5% 39th
States involved in interstate conflicts 0 2014 51st
Citizen support for democracy 0.4563 2020 up 11.3% 33rd
Citizen satisfaction with democracy 0.8233 2020 up 219.9% 25th
Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions 0.0% 2025 90th
Homicides 1,284 deaths 2021 up 15.8% 50th
Homicide rate 7.61 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 11.6% 62nd
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population 7.91 2021 down 8.7% 58th
Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate 566,000 2030 down 2.9% 105th
States involved in wars 0 2011 5th
Alcohol, total  (recorded + unrecorded) per capita (15+) consumption 0.419 2030 up 7.5% 163rd
States involved in state based conflicts, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2012 unchanged 31st
Age of full democracy 16 years 2016 up 166.7% 76th
Freedom of Association Score 8 2025 unchanged 22nd
Freedom of Expression Score 7 2025 down 12.5% 19th
Civil Rights Score 6 2025 down 14.3% 31st
Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) 4.4% 2030 down 32.3% 161st
Number of current of tobacco users, estimate 539,000 2030 down 9.9% 109th
Alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized 86.5% 2020 down 0.3% 21st