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