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
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.