Human rights index vdem in South Sudan
South Sudan: Human rights index vdem was 0.228 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.228
Change on year
down 6.2%
World rank
160th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.479
in 1957
All-time low
0.082
in 1991
Years of data
190
1821–2025
Human rights index vdem in South Sudan, 1821–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 0.228 for human rights index vdem in 2025.
The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vdem in South Sudan peaked at 0.479 in 1957 and was at its lowest, 0.082, in 1991.
That places South Sudan 160th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 190 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.308 | 0.308 | 0.308 | 9 |
| 1830s | 0.308 | 0.308 | 0.308 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.3294 | 0.317 | 0.35 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.3612 | 0.336 | 0.364 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.364 | 0.364 | 0.364 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.3816 | 0.374 | 0.421 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.4032 | 0.396 | 0.421 | 5 |
| 1900s | 0.235 | 0.235 | 0.235 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2353 | 0.235 | 0.236 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2532 | 0.237 | 0.262 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.266 | 0.266 | 0.266 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2683 | 0.265 | 0.272 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.3817 | 0.253 | 0.479 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3252 | 0.205 | 0.444 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2106 | 0.202 | 0.223 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3144 | 0.171 | 0.46 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0859 | 0.082 | 0.088 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1288 | 0.097 | 0.158 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1915 | 0.124 | 0.316 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2083 | 0.173 | 0.243 | 6 |
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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 human rights index vdem in South Sudan?
- Human rights index vdem in South Sudan was 0.228 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vdem recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.479 in 1957.
- What is the lowest human rights index vdem recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.082 in 1991.
- How does South Sudan rank for human rights index vdem?
- South Sudan ranks 160th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vdem rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human rights index vdem. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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