Freedom Score in South Sudan
South Sudan: Freedom Score was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Freedom Score in South Sudan, 2011–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, freedom score in South Sudan stood at 0. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score in South Sudan peaked at 33 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2025.
That places South Sudan 197th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Freedom Score in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 33 | — |
| 2012 | 31 | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 24 | -22.6% |
| 2014 | 15 | -37.5% |
| 2015 | 14 | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 4 | -71.4% |
| 2017 | 2 | -50.0% |
| 2018 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0 | -100.0% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 0 is below the median for low income countries, which is 18. (25 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 0 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Freedom Score 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -100.0% | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | -71.4% | 14 | 4 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.11 | 2 | 33 | 9 |
| 2020s | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 195 Sudan 1 compare
- 195 Turkmenistan 1 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 freedom score in South Sudan?
- Freedom score in South Sudan was 0 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 33 in 2011.
- What is the lowest freedom score recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2025.
- How does South Sudan rank for freedom score?
- South Sudan ranks 197th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Freedom House’s freedom score captures the extent of free and fair elections, political pluralism and participation, a functioning government, freedom of expression and association, the rule of law, and personal autonomy. Higher scores indicate more freedom.