Which has higher equal resource distribution index, Somalia or South Sudan?

South Sudan, at 0.094 against 0.092 in Somalia as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and South Sudan?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equal Resource Distribution Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Somalia vs South Sudan: Equal Resource Distribution Index

Somalia

0.092

in 2025

South Sudan

0.094

in 2025

Somalia rank

170th

South Sudan rank

169th

Equal Resource Distribution Index over time

Somalia
South Sudan

How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 0.094 against 0.092 in Somalia, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was South Sudan ahead.

Somalia ranks 170th and South Sudan ranks 169th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 1 and South Sudan in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Somalia	South Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.038	0.088	0.05	South Sudan
1910s	0.038	0.088	0.05	South Sudan
1920s	0.038	0.088	0.05	South Sudan
1930s	0.038	0.088	0.05	South Sudan
1940s	0.0448	0.1258	0.081	South Sudan
1950s	0.0663	0.2929	0.2266	South Sudan
1960s	0.3254	0.3259	0.0005	South Sudan
1970s	0.314	0.3229	0.0089	South Sudan
1980s	0.308	0.36	0.052	South Sudan
1990s	0.0778	0.256	0.1782	South Sudan
2000s	0.0376	0.1956	0.158	South Sudan
2010s	0.0412	0.0417	0.0005	South Sudan
2020s	0.0972	0.0552	0.042	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal resource distribution index, Somalia or South Sudan?: South Sudan, at 0.094 against 0.092 in Somalia as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal resource distribution index between Somalia and South Sudan?: 0.002, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and South Sudan?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Somalia and South Sudan rank globally for equal resource distribution index?: Somalia ranks 170th and South Sudan ranks 169th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equal Resource Distribution Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Equal Resource Distribution Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which all social groups benefit from public spending and have equal access to education, healthcare, and the welfare state.