Self-reported life satisfaction in Senegal
Senegal: Self-reported life satisfaction was 4.79 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Self-reported life satisfaction in Senegal, 2011–2025
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, self-reported life satisfaction in Senegal stood at 4.79.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-reported life satisfaction in Senegal peaked at 5.13 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.9, in 2014.
Senegal ranks 109th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.42 | 3.9 | 4.98 | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.94 | 4.79 | 5.13 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 13,028 (2025)
- Physical Integrity Rights Score 1.12 (2019)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 38,978 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 1,538 (2025)
- Forcibly displaced people 18,797 (2025)
- Press freedom 1 (2016)
- Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / 5,900 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-reported life satisfaction in Senegal?
- Self-reported life satisfaction in Senegal was 4.79 in 2025, according to Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self-reported life satisfaction recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 5.13 in 2020.
- What is the lowest self-reported life satisfaction recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9 in 2014.
- How does Senegal rank for self-reported life satisfaction?
- Senegal ranks 109th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-reported life satisfaction rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Self-reported life satisfaction. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average of survey responses. The survey question asks respondents their current position on a hypothetical ladder, where the best possible life for them is a 10, and the worst possible life is a 0.