Afghanistan vs South Sudan: Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score
Afghanistan
-2.74
in 2025
South Sudan
-2.43
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
176th
South Sudan rank
174th
Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score over time
- Afghanistan
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports -2.43 against -2.74 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.31.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 190 shared years of data; in 1821 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 176th and South Sudan ranks 174th of 176 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.174 | -0.354 | 0.528 | Afghanistan |
| 1830s | 0.174 | -0.354 | 0.528 | Afghanistan |
| 1840s | 0.174 | -0.354 | 0.528 | Afghanistan |
| 1850s | 0.174 | -0.354 | 0.528 | Afghanistan |
| 1860s | 0.174 | -0.354 | 0.528 | Afghanistan |
| 1870s | 0.174 | -0.354 | 0.528 | Afghanistan |
| 1880s | 0.174 | -0.354 | 0.528 | Afghanistan |
| 1900s | 0.174 | -1.13 | 1.3 | Afghanistan |
| 1910s | 0.2156 | -1.13 | 1.34 | Afghanistan |
| 1920s | 0.382 | -0.9275 | 1.31 | Afghanistan |
| 1930s | 0.382 | -0.842 | 1.22 | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | 0.382 | -0.842 | 1.22 | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | 0.382 | -0.5046 | 0.8866 | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 0.7582 | -0.468 | 1.23 | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 0.9742 | -0.468 | 1.44 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.835 | -0.5286 | 1.36 | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 0.2043 | -1.34 | 1.54 | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 0.5513 | -1.24 | 1.8 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.8094 | -1.54 | 2.35 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | -1.98 | -2.21 | 0.2297 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equality of political power across social groups score, Afghanistan or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at -2.43 against -2.74 in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equality of political power across social groups score between Afghanistan and South Sudan?
- 0.31, 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 equality of political power across social groups score?
- Afghanistan ranks 176th and South Sudan ranks 174th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equality of Political Power across Social Groups 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 social groups — defined by language, ethnicity, religion, race, region, and/or caste — are irrelevant to politics or have similar political power.