States involved in state-based conflicts in South Sudan
South Sudan: States involved in state-based conflicts was 1 in 2025. ▼ Falling
States involved in state-based conflicts in South Sudan, 2011–2025
Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program and Peace Research Institute Oslo (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, states involved in state-based conflicts in South Sudan stood at 1. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, states involved in state-based conflicts in South Sudan peaked at 1 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2022.
South Sudan ranks 1st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 1 Afghanistan 1 compare
- 1 Angola 1 compare
- 1 Benin 1 compare
- 1 Burkina Faso 1 compare
- 1 Cambodia 1 compare
- 1 Cameroon 1 compare
- 1 Central African Republic 1 compare
- 1 Colombia 1 compare
- 1 Democratic Republic of Congo 1 compare
- 1 Ethiopia 1 compare
- 1 Haiti 1 compare
- 1 India 1 compare
- 1 Indonesia 1 compare
- 1 Iran 1 compare
- 1 Iraq 1 compare
- 1 Israel 1 compare
- 1 Kenya 1 compare
- 1 Mali 1 compare
- 1 Mozambique 1 compare
- 1 Myanmar 1 compare
- 1 Niger 1 compare
- 1 Nigeria 1 compare
- 1 Pakistan 1 compare
- 1 Philippines 1 compare
- 1 Russia 1 compare
- 1 Rwanda 1 compare
- 1 Somalia 1 compare
- 1 Sudan 1 compare
- 1 Syria 1 compare
- 1 Thailand 1 compare
- 1 Togo 1 compare
- 1 Turkey 1 compare
- 1 Ukraine 1 compare
- 1 Yemen 1 compare
More social development data for South Sudan
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- 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)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.133 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.155 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.152 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.133 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.047 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.064 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is states involved in state-based conflicts in South Sudan?
- States involved in state-based conflicts in South Sudan was 1 in 2025, according to Uppsala Conflict Data Program and Peace Research Institute Oslo (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest states involved in state-based conflicts recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2011.
- What is the lowest states involved in state-based conflicts recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2022.
- How does South Sudan rank for states involved in state-based conflicts?
- South Sudan ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is states involved in state-based conflicts rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Uppsala Conflict Data Program and Peace Research Institute Oslo (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of States involved in state-based conflicts. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 15 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
State was a primary participant in at least one interstate, intrastate, or extrasystemic conflict that year.