Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary Presidential system
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 46/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 59.4/100 #74
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.633
- HDI
- 0.530
- Regional blocs
- AU
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary Presidential system
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Senegal | Bassirou Diomaye Faye |
| Prime Minister of Senegal | Ousmane Sonko |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2015)
- 0.3/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 23.5/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 1.6% of GDP
World governance indicators
Percentile rank among all countries
Political stability (2023)
41th pct
Rule of law (2023)
43th pct
Corruption control (2023)
57th pct
Government effectiveness (2023)
54th pct
Regulatory quality (2023)
39th pct
Voice and accountability (2023)
52th pct
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 46 / 100
- Interpretation
- Moderate corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.633
- Liberal
- 0.484
- Participatory
- 0.402
- Deliberative
- 0.555
- Egalitarian
- 0.460
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 59.4 / 100
- Global rank
- #74 / 180
- Rank change
- +20 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- Afrique
- Political #63
- 53.5
- Economic #84
- 42.5
- Legal #99
- 58.1
- Social #62
- 67.3
- Safety #95
- 75.9
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 59.4 | 74 | 53.5 | 42.5 | 58.1 | 67.3 | 75.9 |
| 2024 | 55.4 | 94 | 52.9 | 44.2 | 62.5 | 65.9 | 51.7 |
| 2023 | 55.8 | 104 | 56.4 | 46.1 | 55.7 | 65.4 | 55.5 |
| 2022 | 63.1 | 73 | 59.3 | 42.1 | 66.7 | 72.4 | 74.8 |
| 2021 | 74.8 | 49 | - | - | - | - | 71.7 |
| 2020 | 76.0 | 47 | - | - | - | - | 89.0 |
| 2019 | 74.2 | 49 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2018 | 74.4 | 50 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2017 | 73.3 | 58 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2016 | 72.0 | 65 | - | - | - | - | 75.2 |
| 2015 | 72.2 | 71 | - | - | - | - | 86.1 |
| 2014 | 73.3 | 62 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 73.8 | 59 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 26.0 | 76 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 25.0 | 93 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 22.0 | 89 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 19.0 | 86 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 25.0 | 83 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 17.5 | 79 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 19.0 | 78 | - | - | - | - | - |