South Sudan vs Tajikistan: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index
South Sudan
0.171
in 2025
Tajikistan
0.128
in 2025
South Sudan rank
164th
Tajikistan rank
167th
Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index over time
- South Sudan
- Tajikistan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 0.171 against 0.128 in Tajikistan, a difference of 0.043.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.3 times Tajikistan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 143 shared years of data; in 1868 it was South Sudan ahead.
South Sudan ranks 164th and Tajikistan ranks 167th of 176 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, South Sudan averaged higher in 11 and Tajikistan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Sudan | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0.359 | 0.224 | 0.135 | South Sudan |
| 1870s | 0.3765 | 0.2528 | 0.1237 | South Sudan |
| 1880s | 0.4464 | 0.1932 | 0.2532 | South Sudan |
| 1900s | 0.1734 | 0.2675 | 0.0941 | Tajikistan |
| 1910s | 0.1778 | 0.2478 | 0.07 | Tajikistan |
| 1920s | 0.1904 | 0.023 | 0.1674 | South Sudan |
| 1930s | 0.2 | 0.0078 | 0.1922 | South Sudan |
| 1940s | 0.203 | 0.0065 | 0.1965 | South Sudan |
| 1950s | 0.2729 | 0.0483 | 0.2246 | South Sudan |
| 1960s | 0.2382 | 0.0929 | 0.1453 | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 0.1883 | 0.0957 | 0.0926 | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 0.2167 | 0.1237 | 0.093 | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 0.0463 | 0.2604 | 0.2141 | Tajikistan |
| 2000s | 0.073 | 0.3189 | 0.2459 | Tajikistan |
| 2010s | 0.123 | 0.2116 | 0.0886 | Tajikistan |
| 2020s | 0.1392 | 0.1303 | 0.0088 | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, South Sudan or Tajikistan?
- South Sudan, at 0.171 against 0.128 in Tajikistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between South Sudan and Tajikistan?
- 0.043, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Sudan and Tajikistan?
- 143 years are reported by both, from 1868 to 2025.
- How do South Sudan and Tajikistan rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- South Sudan ranks 164th and Tajikistan ranks 167th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. 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 extent to which citizens enjoy physical integrity rights, freedoms of religion, of movement, and from forced labor, as well as access to justice, laws are transparent, and public administration is impartial.