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Voice and accountability during each president's tenure

Every president since 1991, ranked by how the voice and accountability changed from their first day in office. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.

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1APR Macky Sall 2 Apr 2012 – 2 Apr 2024 +4.7 points 2011 → 2023+0.4 points/yr
2PDS Abdoulaye Wade 1 Apr 2000 – 2 Apr 2012 from 2000−2.6 points 2000 → 2011−0.2 points/yr

Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last count complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that count had no data, or because the period cut it); Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in points; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. points, 0 to 100, higher is better · World Bank, Worldwide Governance Indicators (GOV_WGI_VA.SC): perceptions of how far citizens can take part in choosing their government, and of freedom of expression, association and the media, a score from 0 to 100 with its 90 % interval · Senegal data · as of Sep 2026.

Sources: ANSD (national accounts and consumer prices via the IMF, the employment survey via ILOSTAT), IMF (World Economic Outlook: government debt and deficits, as revised after the 2025 audit), World Bank (GDP before 2014, population), ILO, Natural Earth, World Bank (Worldwide Governance Indicators), V-Dem Institute, Transparency International, World Happiness Report, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons; heads of state checked against the official lists. Every chart is indexed to the office-holder's first day. Correlation is not credit. CreditsPrivacy