Afghanistan vs South Sudan: Equal rights protection index
Afghanistan
0.027
in 2025
South Sudan
0.057
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
175th
South Sudan rank
174th
Equal rights protection index over time
- Afghanistan
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 0.057 against 0.027 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.03.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 2.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 190 shared years of data; in 1821 it was South Sudan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 175th and South Sudan ranks 174th of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 10 and South Sudan in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.093 | 0.298 | 0.205 | South Sudan |
| 1830s | 0.093 | 0.298 | 0.205 | South Sudan |
| 1840s | 0.093 | 0.298 | 0.205 | South Sudan |
| 1850s | 0.093 | 0.298 | 0.205 | South Sudan |
| 1860s | 0.093 | 0.298 | 0.205 | South Sudan |
| 1870s | 0.093 | 0.298 | 0.205 | South Sudan |
| 1880s | 0.08 | 0.298 | 0.218 | South Sudan |
| 1900s | 0.089 | 0.155 | 0.066 | South Sudan |
| 1910s | 0.091 | 0.155 | 0.064 | South Sudan |
| 1920s | 0.156 | 0.155 | 0.001 | Afghanistan |
| 1930s | 0.1677 | 0.166 | 0.0017 | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | 0.192 | 0.181 | 0.011 | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | 0.192 | 0.2027 | 0.0107 | South Sudan |
| 1960s | 0.211 | 0.1784 | 0.0326 | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 0.3044 | 0.1662 | 0.1382 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.711 | 0.165 | 0.546 | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 0.2621 | 0.0265 | 0.2356 | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 0.4492 | 0.0704 | 0.3788 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.5196 | 0.0589 | 0.4607 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.1758 | 0.079 | 0.0968 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equal rights protection index, Afghanistan or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 0.057 against 0.027 in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equal rights protection index between Afghanistan and South Sudan?
- 0.03, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and South Sudan?
- 190 years are reported by both, from 1821 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and South Sudan rank globally for equal rights protection index?
- Afghanistan ranks 175th and South Sudan ranks 174th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Equal rights protection index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.