Eritrea vs Sudan: Justified Political Positions Score

Eritrea
-0.999
in 2025
Sudan
-1.1
in 2025
Eritrea rank
158th
Sudan rank
159th

Justified Political Positions Score over time

  • Eritrea
  • Sudan
-3-2-10190019622025

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports -0.999 against -1.1 in Sudan, a difference of 0.101.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sudan ahead.

Eritrea ranks 158th and Sudan ranks 159th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 4 and Sudan in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Sudan Difference Ahead
1900s -2.85 -2.58 0.271 Sudan
1910s -2.85 -2.58 0.271 Sudan
1920s -2.85 -2.58 0.271 Sudan
1930s -2.85 -2.58 0.271 Sudan
1940s -0.481 -2.58 2.1 Eritrea
1950s -0.4027 -1.75 1.35 Eritrea
1960s -1.2 -1.14 0.066 Sudan
1970s -1.65 -0.906 0.7435 Sudan
1980s -1.86 -0.4184 1.45 Sudan
1990s -1.14 -1.53 0.3911 Eritrea
2000s -1.95 -1.11 0.833 Sudan
2010s -1.67 -1.02 0.6549 Sudan
2020s -0.7933 -1.3 0.507 Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher justified political positions score, Eritrea or Sudan?
Eritrea, at -0.999 against -1.1 in Sudan as of 2025.
What is the difference in justified political positions score between Eritrea and Sudan?
0.101, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Sudan?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Eritrea and Sudan rank globally for justified political positions score?
Eritrea ranks 158th and Sudan ranks 159th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Justified Political Positions Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Justified Political Positions Score
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

Central estimate of the extent to which political elites provide complex, nuanced, and complete justifications for their views when considering important policy changes.