Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in South Sudan
South Sudan: Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre was 0 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in South Sudan, 2012–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in South Sudan stood at 0 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in South Sudan peaked at 0 units per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 2012.
That places South Sudan 131st out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2013 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0 units per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2015 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 128 Central African Republic 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 129 Morocco 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 130 Somalia 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 132 Portugal 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 133 Afghanistan 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 134 Myanmar 0 units per square kilometre 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 political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in South Sudan?
- Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in South Sudan was 0 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest political rights rating fh, per square kilometre recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest political rights rating fh, per square kilometre recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 2012.
- How does South Sudan rank for political rights rating fh, per square kilometre?
- South Sudan ranks 131st out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is political rights rating fh, per square kilometre rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Political rights rating fh divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Political rights rating fh ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Political Rights Rating Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Political rights rating fh divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.