Civil Rights Score in South Sudan
South Sudan: Civil Rights Score was 2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Civil Rights Score in South Sudan, 2013–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, civil rights score in South Sudan stood at 2. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil rights score in South Sudan peaked at 4 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2017.
That places South Sudan 99th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Civil Rights Score in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 4 | — |
| 2015 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2019 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2 | +0.0% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 2 is above the median for low income countries, which is 2, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 2 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4, 50% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.75 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 99 Azerbaijan 2 compare
- 99 Belarus 2 compare
- 99 Burkina Faso 2 compare
- 99 Burundi 2 compare
- 99 Cambodia 2 compare
- 99 Chad 2 compare
- 99 Congo 2 compare
- 99 Ethiopia 2 compare
- 99 Mozambique 2 compare
- 99 Nicaragua 2 compare
- 99 Oman 2 compare
- 99 Pakistan 2 compare
- 99 Russia 2 compare
- 99 Saudi Arabia 2 compare
- 99 Tajikistan 2 compare
- 99 Venezuela 2 compare
- 99 Zimbabwe 2 compare
More social development data for South Sudan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 601,818 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.39 million (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.1958 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.39 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0494 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil rights score in South Sudan?
- Civil rights score in South Sudan was 2 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil rights score recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2013.
- What is the lowest civil rights score recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2017.
- How does South Sudan rank for civil rights score?
- South Sudan ranks 99th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil rights score rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Civil Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicates the extent to which civil rights are codified in law, and the state prosecutes any violations and works to prevent discrimination.