Cambodia vs South Sudan: Human rights index vdem
Cambodia
0.26
in 2025
South Sudan
0.228
in 2025
Cambodia rank
157th
South Sudan rank
160th
Human rights index vdem over time
- Cambodia
- South Sudan
How they compare
Cambodia currently reports 0.26 against 0.228 in South Sudan, a difference of 0.032.
That makes Cambodia's figure about 1.1 times South Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Cambodia ahead.
Cambodia ranks 157th and South Sudan ranks 160th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 8 and South Sudan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.255 | 0.235 | 0.02 | Cambodia |
| 1910s | 0.255 | 0.2353 | 0.0197 | Cambodia |
| 1920s | 0.255 | 0.2532 | 0.0018 | Cambodia |
| 1930s | 0.255 | 0.266 | 0.011 | South Sudan |
| 1940s | 0.2597 | 0.2683 | 0.0086 | South Sudan |
| 1950s | 0.3651 | 0.3817 | 0.0166 | South Sudan |
| 1960s | 0.4481 | 0.3252 | 0.1229 | Cambodia |
| 1970s | 0.1888 | 0.2106 | 0.0218 | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 0.0704 | 0.3144 | 0.244 | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 0.3598 | 0.0859 | 0.2739 | Cambodia |
| 2000s | 0.5216 | 0.1288 | 0.3928 | Cambodia |
| 2010s | 0.4396 | 0.1915 | 0.2481 | Cambodia |
| 2020s | 0.3002 | 0.2083 | 0.0918 | Cambodia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher human rights index vdem, Cambodia or South Sudan?
- Cambodia, at 0.26 against 0.228 in South Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in human rights index vdem between Cambodia and South Sudan?
- 0.032, with Cambodia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and South Sudan?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Cambodia and South Sudan rank globally for human rights index vdem?
- Cambodia ranks 157th and South Sudan ranks 160th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Human rights index vdem. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.