Egypt vs South Sudan: Human rights index vdem
Egypt
0.232
in 2025
South Sudan
0.228
in 2025
Egypt rank
159th
South Sudan rank
160th
Human rights index vdem over time
- Egypt
- South Sudan
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0.232 against 0.228 in South Sudan, a difference of 0.004.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 190 shared years of data; in 1821 it was South Sudan ahead.
Egypt ranks 159th and South Sudan ranks 160th of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 11 and South Sudan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.308 | 0.308 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0.308 | 0.308 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0.3294 | 0.3294 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0.3612 | 0.3612 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0.364 | 0.364 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0.3816 | 0.3816 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0.4032 | 0.4032 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0.4059 | 0.235 | 0.1709 | Egypt |
| 1910s | 0.4003 | 0.2353 | 0.165 | Egypt |
| 1920s | 0.3997 | 0.2532 | 0.1465 | Egypt |
| 1930s | 0.4091 | 0.266 | 0.1431 | Egypt |
| 1940s | 0.4084 | 0.2683 | 0.1401 | Egypt |
| 1950s | 0.331 | 0.3817 | 0.0507 | South Sudan |
| 1960s | 0.2562 | 0.3252 | 0.069 | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 0.3066 | 0.2106 | 0.096 | Egypt |
| 1980s | 0.3193 | 0.3144 | 0.0049 | Egypt |
| 1990s | 0.3196 | 0.0859 | 0.2337 | Egypt |
| 2000s | 0.3099 | 0.1288 | 0.1811 | Egypt |
| 2010s | 0.2373 | 0.1915 | 0.0458 | Egypt |
| 2020s | 0.2253 | 0.2083 | 0.017 | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher human rights index vdem, Egypt or South Sudan?
- Egypt, at 0.232 against 0.228 in South Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in human rights index vdem between Egypt and South Sudan?
- 0.004, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South Sudan?
- 190 years are reported by both, from 1821 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and South Sudan rank globally for human rights index vdem?
- Egypt ranks 159th 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.