Afghanistan vs South Sudan: Domestic Policy Free from Interference of other States Score
Afghanistan
-0.573
in 2025
South Sudan
-0.505
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
171st
South Sudan rank
170th
Domestic Policy Free from Interference of other States Score over time
- Afghanistan
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports -0.505 against -0.573 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.068.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 190 shared years of data; in 1821 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 171st and South Sudan ranks 170th of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 15 and South Sudan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.685 | -1.53 | 2.22 | Afghanistan |
| 1830s | 0.4318 | -1.53 | 1.97 | Afghanistan |
| 1840s | 0.1546 | -1.53 | 1.69 | Afghanistan |
| 1850s | 0.655 | -1.53 | 2.19 | Afghanistan |
| 1860s | 0.655 | 0.11 | 0.545 | Afghanistan |
| 1870s | 0.4044 | 0.11 | 0.2944 | Afghanistan |
| 1880s | -0.2974 | -0.4492 | 0.1518 | Afghanistan |
| 1900s | 0.091 | -0.982 | 1.07 | Afghanistan |
| 1910s | 0.1804 | -0.982 | 1.16 | Afghanistan |
| 1920s | 1.09 | -0.982 | 2.07 | Afghanistan |
| 1930s | 1.09 | -0.982 | 2.07 | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | 1.09 | -0.982 | 2.07 | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | 1.09 | -0.4795 | 1.57 | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 1.09 | 0.467 | 0.622 | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 0.1605 | 0.467 | 0.3065 | South Sudan |
| 1980s | -1.02 | 0.5169 | 1.54 | South Sudan |
| 1990s | -0.1886 | 0.966 | 1.15 | South Sudan |
| 2000s | -0.2808 | 0.9404 | 1.22 | South Sudan |
| 2010s | -0.2408 | 0.03 | 0.2708 | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 0.3907 | -0.3005 | 0.6912 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic policy free from interference of other states score, Afghanistan or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at -0.505 against -0.573 in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in domestic policy free from interference of other states score between Afghanistan and South Sudan?
- 0.068, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and South Sudan?
- 190 years are reported by both, from 1821 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and South Sudan rank globally for domestic policy free from interference of other states score?
- Afghanistan ranks 171st and South Sudan ranks 170th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Domestic Policy Free from Interference of other States Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which domestic policy is free from the interference of other states.