Freedom Score in Sudan
Sudan: Freedom Score was 1 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Freedom Score in Sudan, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, freedom score in Sudan stood at 1. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 50.0% on the previous year and down 83.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score in Sudan peaked at 17 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2025.
Sudan ranks 195th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.88 | 3 | 10 | 8 |
| 2010s | 7.6 | 6 | 12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.67 | 1 | 17 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 193 Eritrea 3 compare
- 193 North Korea 3 compare
- 195 Turkmenistan 1 compare
- 197 South Sudan 0 compare
More social development data for Sudan
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 809,816 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 2.82 million (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.13 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.289 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.242 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.13 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.051 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.034 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom score in Sudan?
- Freedom score in Sudan was 1 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 17 in 2020.
- What is the lowest freedom score recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2025.
- How does Sudan rank for freedom score?
- Sudan ranks 195th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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 total democracy score is a 0-to-100 aggregate that adds up a country's points on 25 indicators of political rights (max 40) and civil liberties (max 60), creating a single snapshot of the freedoms people actually enjoy.