Myanmar vs South Sudan: Deliberative democracy index vdem

Myanmar
0.035
in 2025
South Sudan
0.038
in 2025
Myanmar rank
166th
South Sudan rank
165th

Deliberative democracy index vdem over time

  • Myanmar
  • South Sudan
00.10.20.3190019622025

How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 0.038 against 0.035 in Myanmar, a difference of 0.003.

That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Myanmar's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Myanmar ahead.

Myanmar ranks 166th and South Sudan ranks 165th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 9 and South Sudan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar South Sudan Difference Ahead
1900s 0.076 0.019 0.057 Myanmar
1910s 0.076 0.019 0.057 Myanmar
1920s 0.0917 0.019 0.0727 Myanmar
1930s 0.104 0.019 0.085 Myanmar
1940s 0.1255 0.0195 0.106 Myanmar
1950s 0.299 0.0662 0.2328 Myanmar
1960s 0.0927 0.0548 0.0379 Myanmar
1970s 0.0328 0.0551 0.0223 South Sudan
1980s 0.0368 0.099 0.0622 South Sudan
1990s 0.0243 0.0378 0.0135 South Sudan
2000s 0.0258 0.0516 0.0258 South Sudan
2010s 0.2553 0.0609 0.1944 Myanmar
2020s 0.0905 0.0557 0.0348 Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deliberative democracy index vdem, Myanmar or South Sudan?
South Sudan, at 0.038 against 0.035 in Myanmar as of 2025.
What is the difference in deliberative democracy index vdem between Myanmar and South Sudan?
0.003, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and South Sudan?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Myanmar and South Sudan rank globally for deliberative democracy index vdem?
Myanmar ranks 166th and South Sudan ranks 165th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Deliberative democracy index vdem. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Deliberative democracy index vdem
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed