What is egalitarian democracy index in Sudan?

Egalitarian democracy index in Sudan was 0.078 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Sudan?

The highest recorded value was 0.156 in 1987.

What is the lowest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Sudan?

The lowest recorded value was 0.036 in 1923.

How does Sudan rank for egalitarian democracy index?

Sudan ranks 167th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.

Is egalitarian democracy index rising or falling in Sudan?

Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this 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.

Egalitarian Democracy Index in Sudan

Name: Egalitarian Democracy Index in Sudan
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Sudan: Egalitarian Democracy Index was 0.078 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.078

Change on year

up 27.9%

World rank

167th

of 175 countries

All-time high

0.156

in 1987

All-time low

0.036

in 1923

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Egalitarian Democracy Index in Sudan, 1900–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for egalitarian democracy index in Sudan is 0.078, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of up 27.9% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, egalitarian democracy index in Sudan peaked at 0.156 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.036, in 1923.

That places Sudan 167th 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 Sudan, year by year

Annual values for Egalitarian Democracy Index in Sudan, 1900 to 2025.
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	0.065	-7.1%
2012	0.064	-1.5%
2013	0.057	-10.9%
2014	0.057	+0.0%
2015	0.059	+3.5%
2016	0.062	+5.1%
2017	0.066	+6.5%
2018	0.076	+15.2%
2019	0.075	-1.3%
2020	0.066	-12.0%
2021	0.079	+19.7%
2022	0.058	-26.6%
2023	0.057	-1.7%
2024	0.061	+7.0%
2025	0.078	+27.9%

Sudan compared with similar countries

Sudan's 0.078 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.157, 50% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Sudan's 0.078 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.201, 39% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

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	0.0651	0.057	0.076	10
2020s	0.0665	0.057	0.079	6

Countries ranked near Sudan

164 Cambodia 0.084 compare
164 Chad 0.084 compare
166 Venezuela 0.08 compare
167 China 0.078 compare
169 Eswatini 0.077 compare
170 Haiti 0.076 compare

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More social development data for Sudan

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 809,816 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.82 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 0.0546 units per person (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.82 million (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0157 units per person (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is egalitarian democracy index in Sudan?: Egalitarian democracy index in Sudan was 0.078 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Sudan?: The highest recorded value was 0.156 in 1987.
What is the lowest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Sudan?: The lowest recorded value was 0.036 in 1923.
How does Sudan rank for egalitarian democracy index?: Sudan ranks 167th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is egalitarian democracy index rising or falling in Sudan?: Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this 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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Indicator: Egalitarian Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

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.