Egalitarian Democracy Index in South Sudan
South Sudan: Egalitarian Democracy Index was 0.032 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.032
Change on year
down 36.0%
World rank
174th
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.156
in 1987
All-time low
0.028
in 2021
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Egalitarian Democracy Index in South Sudan, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 0.032 for egalitarian democracy index in 2025.
The figure is down 36.0% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egalitarian democracy index in South Sudan peaked at 0.156 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.028, in 2021.
That places South Sudan 174th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Egalitarian Democracy Index in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.037 | — |
| 1901 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.036 | -2.7% |
| 1924 | 0.036 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.036 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.036 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.036 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.036 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.036 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.038 | +5.6% |
| 1931 | 0.038 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.038 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.038 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.038 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.038 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.038 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.038 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.038 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.038 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.041 | +7.9% |
| 1941 | 0.041 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.041 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.041 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.041 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.042 | +2.4% |
| 1946 | 0.044 | +4.8% |
| 1947 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.051 | +15.9% |
| 1949 | 0.057 | +11.8% |
| 1950 | 0.057 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.057 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.057 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.095 | +66.7% |
| 1954 | 0.11 | +15.8% |
| 1955 | 0.109 | -0.9% |
| 1956 | 0.113 | +3.7% |
| 1957 | 0.112 | -0.9% |
| 1958 | 0.104 | -7.1% |
| 1959 | 0.069 | -33.7% |
| 1960 | 0.066 | -4.3% |
| 1961 | 0.066 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.066 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.066 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.075 | +13.6% |
| 1965 | 0.093 | +24.0% |
| 1966 | 0.092 | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.098 | +6.5% |
| 1969 | 0.071 | -27.6% |
| 1970 | 0.07 | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.072 | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.078 | +8.3% |
| 1973 | 0.079 | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.081 | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.083 | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.083 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.083 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.085 | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.087 | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.086 | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.089 | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 0.084 | -5.6% |
| 1983 | 0.087 | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.09 | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.101 | +12.2% |
| 1986 | 0.143 | +41.6% |
| 1987 | 0.156 | +9.1% |
| 1988 | 0.156 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.073 | -53.2% |
| 1990 | 0.048 | -34.2% |
| 1991 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.055 | +14.6% |
| 1997 | 0.058 | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 0.058 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.056 | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.044 | -21.4% |
| 2001 | 0.051 | +15.9% |
| 2002 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.052 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.052 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.067 | +28.8% |
| 2006 | 0.068 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.068 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.068 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.067 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.07 | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.056 | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 0.058 | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.039 | -32.8% |
| 2014 | 0.038 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.036 | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.034 | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.031 | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 0.029 | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 0.039 | +34.5% |
| 2020 | 0.037 | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 0.028 | -24.3% |
| 2022 | 0.032 | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 0.044 | +37.5% |
| 2024 | 0.05 | +13.6% |
| 2025 | 0.032 | -36.0% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 0.032 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.157, 20% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 0.032 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.201, 16% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Egalitarian Democracy Index in South Sudan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | +66.7% | 0.057 | 0.095 |
| 1989 | -53.2% | 0.156 | 0.073 |
| 1986 | +41.6% | 0.101 | 0.143 |
| 2023 | +37.5% | 0.032 | 0.044 |
| 2025 | -36.0% | 0.05 | 0.032 |
| 2019 | +34.5% | 0.029 | 0.039 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.037 | 0.037 | 0.037 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.037 | 0.037 | 0.037 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0363 | 0.036 | 0.037 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.038 | 0.038 | 0.038 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0443 | 0.041 | 0.057 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0883 | 0.057 | 0.113 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0785 | 0.066 | 0.098 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0801 | 0.07 | 0.087 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1065 | 0.073 | 0.156 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0515 | 0.048 | 0.058 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0588 | 0.044 | 0.068 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.043 | 0.029 | 0.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0372 | 0.028 | 0.05 | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 171 Tajikistan 0.06 compare
- 172 Myanmar 0.057 compare
- 173 Yemen 0.033 compare
- 175 Afghanistan 0.016 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 egalitarian democracy index in South Sudan?
- Egalitarian democracy index in South Sudan was 0.032 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest egalitarian democracy index recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.156 in 1987.
- What is the lowest egalitarian democracy index recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.028 in 2021.
- How does South Sudan rank for egalitarian democracy index?
- South Sudan ranks 174th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is egalitarian democracy index rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.