Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Afghanistan or South Sudan?

South Sudan, at 0.032 against 0.016 in Afghanistan as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and South Sudan?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs South Sudan: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Afghanistan

0.016

in 2025

South Sudan

0.032

in 2025

Afghanistan rank

175th

South Sudan rank

174th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Afghanistan
South Sudan

How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 0.032 against 0.016 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.016.

That makes South Sudan's figure about 2.0 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 175th and South Sudan ranks 174th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 12 and South Sudan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	South Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.0406	0.037	0.0036	Afghanistan
1910s	0.0411	0.037	0.0041	Afghanistan
1920s	0.0579	0.0363	0.0216	Afghanistan
1930s	0.0596	0.038	0.0216	Afghanistan
1940s	0.0627	0.0443	0.0184	Afghanistan
1950s	0.0642	0.0883	0.0241	South Sudan
1960s	0.0811	0.0785	0.0026	Afghanistan
1970s	0.0921	0.0801	0.012	Afghanistan
1980s	0.1124	0.1065	0.0059	Afghanistan
1990s	0.0541	0.0515	0.0026	Afghanistan
2000s	0.1506	0.0588	0.0918	Afghanistan
2010s	0.1935	0.043	0.1505	Afghanistan
2020s	0.0532	0.0372	0.016	Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Afghanistan or South Sudan?: South Sudan, at 0.032 against 0.016 in Afghanistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Afghanistan and South Sudan?: 0.016, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and South Sudan?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Afghanistan and South Sudan rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Afghanistan ranks 175th and South Sudan ranks 174th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Egalitarian Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.