Happiness cantril ladder in South Sudan
South Sudan: Happiness cantril ladder was 2.82 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
2.82
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
156th
of 157 countries
All-time high
3.83
in 2015
All-time low
2.82
in 2019
Years of data
5
2015–2019
Happiness cantril ladder in South Sudan, 2015–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, happiness cantril ladder in South Sudan stood at 2.82. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 26.5% over five years.
South Sudan ranks 156th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 153 Malawi 3.28 compare
- 154 Rwanda 3.27 compare
- 155 Sierra Leone 3.25 compare
- 157 Afghanistan 1.45 compare
More social development data for South Sudan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 601,818 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 2.39 million (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.228 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.064 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.133 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.152 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.155 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.047 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is happiness cantril ladder in South Sudan?
- Happiness cantril ladder in South Sudan was 2.82 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest happiness cantril ladder recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.83 in 2015.
- What is the lowest happiness cantril ladder recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.82 in 2019.
- How does South Sudan rank for happiness cantril ladder?
- South Sudan ranks 156th out of 157 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Happiness cantril ladder. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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