What is freedom of association index in South Sudan?

Freedom of association index in South Sudan was 0.152 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest freedom of association index recorded in South Sudan?

The highest recorded value was 0.677 in 1957.

What is the lowest freedom of association index recorded in South Sudan?

The lowest recorded value was 0.057 in 1990.

How does South Sudan rank for freedom of association index?

South Sudan ranks 151st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is freedom of association index rising or falling in South Sudan?

Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

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 Freedom of Association Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Freedom of Association Index in South Sudan

Name: Freedom of Association Index in South Sudan
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

South Sudan: Freedom of Association Index was 0.152 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.152

Change on year

down 47.6%

World rank

151st

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.677

in 1957

All-time low

0.057

in 1990

Years of data

190

1821–2025

Freedom of Association Index in South Sudan, 1821–2025

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

Analysis

South Sudan recorded 0.152 for freedom of association index in 2025.

The figure is down 47.6% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, freedom of association index in South Sudan peaked at 0.677 in 1957 and was at its lowest, 0.057, in 1990.

South Sudan ranks 151st of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Freedom of Association Index in South Sudan, year by year

Annual values for Freedom of Association Index in South Sudan, 1821 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1821	0.151	—
1822	0.151	+0.0%
1823	0.151	+0.0%
1824	0.151	+0.0%
1825	0.151	+0.0%
1826	0.151	+0.0%
1827	0.151	+0.0%
1828	0.151	+0.0%
1829	0.151	+0.0%
1830	0.151	+0.0%
1831	0.151	+0.0%
1832	0.151	+0.0%
1833	0.151	+0.0%
1834	0.151	+0.0%
1835	0.151	+0.0%
1836	0.151	+0.0%
1837	0.151	+0.0%
1838	0.151	+0.0%
1839	0.151	+0.0%
1840	0.151	+0.0%
1841	0.151	+0.0%
1842	0.151	+0.0%
1843	0.151	+0.0%
1844	0.151	+0.0%
1845	0.151	+0.0%
1846	0.151	+0.0%
1847	0.151	+0.0%
1848	0.151	+0.0%
1849	0.151	+0.0%
1850	0.151	+0.0%
1851	0.151	+0.0%
1852	0.151	+0.0%
1853	0.151	+0.0%
1854	0.151	+0.0%
1855	0.151	+0.0%
1856	0.151	+0.0%
1857	0.151	+0.0%
1858	0.151	+0.0%
1859	0.151	+0.0%
1860	0.151	+0.0%
1861	0.151	+0.0%
1862	0.151	+0.0%
1863	0.151	+0.0%
1864	0.151	+0.0%
1865	0.151	+0.0%
1866	0.151	+0.0%
1867	0.151	+0.0%
1868	0.151	+0.0%
1869	0.151	+0.0%
1870	0.151	+0.0%
1871	0.151	+0.0%
1872	0.151	+0.0%
1873	0.151	+0.0%
1874	0.151	+0.0%
1875	0.151	+0.0%
1876	0.151	+0.0%
1877	0.151	+0.0%
1878	0.151	+0.0%
1879	0.151	+0.0%
1880	0.151	+0.0%
1881	0.151	+0.0%
1882	0.151	+0.0%
1883	0.167	+10.6%
1884	0.167	+0.0%
1900	0.12	-28.1%
1901	0.12	+0.0%
1902	0.12	+0.0%
1903	0.12	+0.0%
1904	0.12	+0.0%
1905	0.12	+0.0%
1906	0.12	+0.0%
1907	0.12	+0.0%
1908	0.12	+0.0%
1909	0.12	+0.0%
1910	0.12	+0.0%
1911	0.12	+0.0%
1912	0.12	+0.0%
1913	0.12	+0.0%
1914	0.12	+0.0%
1915	0.12	+0.0%
1916	0.12	+0.0%
1917	0.12	+0.0%
1918	0.12	+0.0%
1919	0.12	+0.0%
1920	0.124	+3.3%
1921	0.124	+0.0%
1922	0.124	+0.0%
1923	0.124	+0.0%
1924	0.124	+0.0%
1925	0.124	+0.0%
1926	0.124	+0.0%
1927	0.124	+0.0%
1928	0.124	+0.0%
1929	0.124	+0.0%
1930	0.127	+2.4%
1931	0.127	+0.0%
1932	0.127	+0.0%
1933	0.127	+0.0%
1934	0.127	+0.0%
1935	0.127	+0.0%
1936	0.127	+0.0%
1937	0.127	+0.0%
1938	0.127	+0.0%
1939	0.127	+0.0%
1940	0.127	+0.0%
1941	0.127	+0.0%
1942	0.127	+0.0%
1943	0.127	+0.0%
1944	0.127	+0.0%
1945	0.135	+6.3%
1946	0.135	+0.0%
1947	0.135	+0.0%
1948	0.136	+0.7%
1949	0.14	+2.9%
1950	0.142	+1.4%
1951	0.142	+0.0%
1952	0.142	+0.0%
1953	0.486	+242.3%
1954	0.486	+0.0%
1955	0.486	+0.0%
1956	0.668	+37.4%
1957	0.677	+1.3%
1958	0.611	-9.7%
1959	0.099	-83.8%
1960	0.071	-28.3%
1961	0.071	+0.0%
1962	0.071	+0.0%
1963	0.071	+0.0%
1964	0.19	+167.6%
1965	0.539	+183.7%
1966	0.552	+2.4%
1967	0.552	+0.0%
1968	0.558	+1.1%
1969	0.099	-82.3%
1970	0.099	+0.0%
1971	0.101	+2.0%
1972	0.105	+4.0%
1973	0.108	+2.9%
1974	0.11	+1.9%
1975	0.111	+0.9%
1976	0.111	+0.0%
1977	0.108	-2.7%
1978	0.117	+8.3%
1979	0.15	+28.2%
1980	0.149	-0.7%
1981	0.148	-0.7%
1982	0.145	-2.0%
1983	0.148	+2.1%
1984	0.16	+8.1%
1985	0.575	+259.4%
1986	0.617	+7.3%
1987	0.636	+3.1%
1988	0.636	+0.0%
1989	0.152	-76.1%
1990	0.057	-62.5%
1991	0.057	+0.0%
1992	0.066	+15.8%
1993	0.066	+0.0%
1994	0.066	+0.0%
1995	0.066	+0.0%
1996	0.079	+19.7%
1997	0.08	+1.3%
1998	0.08	+0.0%
1999	0.08	+0.0%
2000	0.125	+56.2%
2001	0.137	+9.6%
2002	0.137	+0.0%
2003	0.137	+0.0%
2004	0.144	+5.1%
2005	0.279	+93.8%
2006	0.279	+0.0%
2007	0.279	+0.0%
2008	0.279	+0.0%
2009	0.279	+0.0%
2010	0.336	+20.4%
2011	0.261	-22.3%
2012	0.257	-1.5%
2013	0.205	-20.2%
2014	0.182	-11.2%
2015	0.202	+11.0%
2016	0.206	+2.0%
2017	0.162	-21.4%
2018	0.151	-6.8%
2019	0.196	+29.8%
2020	0.233	+18.9%
2021	0.204	-12.4%
2022	0.184	-9.8%
2023	0.421	+128.8%
2024	0.29	-31.1%
2025	0.152	-47.6%

South Sudan compared with similar countries

South Sudan's 0.152 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.379, 40% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
South Sudan's 0.152 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5515, 28% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1820s	0.151	0.151	0.151	9
1830s	0.151	0.151	0.151	10
1840s	0.151	0.151	0.151	10
1850s	0.151	0.151	0.151	10
1860s	0.151	0.151	0.151	10
1870s	0.151	0.151	0.151	10
1880s	0.1574	0.151	0.167	5
1900s	0.12	0.12	0.12	10
1910s	0.12	0.12	0.12	10
1920s	0.124	0.124	0.124	10
1930s	0.127	0.127	0.127	10
1940s	0.1316	0.127	0.14	10
1950s	0.3939	0.099	0.677	10
1960s	0.2774	0.071	0.558	10
1970s	0.112	0.099	0.15	10
1980s	0.3366	0.145	0.636	10
1990s	0.0697	0.057	0.08	10
2000s	0.2075	0.125	0.279	10
2010s	0.2158	0.151	0.336	10
2020s	0.2473	0.152	0.421	6

Countries ranked near South Sudan

148 Equatorial Guinea 0.167 compare
149 Egypt 0.159 compare
149 Syria 0.159 compare
152 Uzbekistan 0.149 compare
153 Rwanda 0.144 compare
154 Azerbaijan 0.141 compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is freedom of association index in South Sudan?: Freedom of association index in South Sudan was 0.152 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest freedom of association index recorded in South Sudan?: The highest recorded value was 0.677 in 1957.
What is the lowest freedom of association index recorded in South Sudan?: The lowest recorded value was 0.057 in 1990.
How does South Sudan rank for freedom of association index?: South Sudan ranks 151st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is freedom of association index rising or falling in South Sudan?: Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 Freedom of Association Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Freedom of Association Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,011 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which parties, including opposition parties, are allowed to form and participate in elections and the extent to which civil society organizations are allowed to form and operate freely.