Political Rights Score in Sudan
Sudan: Political Rights Score was -4 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Political Rights Score in Sudan, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights score in Sudan is -4, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.3% on the previous year and down 300.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score in Sudan peaked at 5 in 2010 and was at its lowest, -4, in 2025.
That places Sudan 196th 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.
Political Rights Score in Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 1 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | — |
| 2006 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2007 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5 | +66.7% |
| 2011 | 2 | -60.0% |
| 2012 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4 | +100.0% |
| 2018 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2020 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | -3 | — |
| 2024 | -3 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -4 | +33.3% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's -4 is below the median for low income countries, which is 3. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's -4 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.5. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.75 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.6 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.33 | -4 | 2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 195 Western Sahara -3 compare
- 196 South Sudan -4 compare
More social development data for Sudan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 809,816 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.82 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 0.0546 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.82 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0157 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights score in Sudan?
- Political rights score in Sudan was -4 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 2010.
- What is the lowest political rights score recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was -4 in 2025.
- How does Sudan rank for political rights score?
- Sudan ranks 196th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 300.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Political Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Identifies the fine-grained extent of free and fair elections, political pluralism and participation, and a functioning government. Higher scores indicate more rights.