Egypt vs South Sudan: Political Civil Liberties Index
Egypt
0.145
in 2025
South Sudan
0.121
in 2025
Egypt rank
155th
South Sudan rank
158th
Political Civil Liberties Index over time
- Egypt
- South Sudan
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0.145 against 0.121 in South Sudan, a difference of 0.024.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times South Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 190 shared years of data; in 1821 it was South Sudan ahead.
Egypt ranks 155th and South Sudan ranks 158th of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 9 and South Sudan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.252 | 0.252 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0.252 | 0.252 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0.252 | 0.252 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0.252 | 0.252 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0.252 | 0.252 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0.2699 | 0.2699 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0.3484 | 0.3484 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0.3703 | 0.27 | 0.1003 | Egypt |
| 1910s | 0.3723 | 0.27 | 0.1023 | Egypt |
| 1920s | 0.3727 | 0.2832 | 0.0895 | Egypt |
| 1930s | 0.3569 | 0.295 | 0.0619 | Egypt |
| 1940s | 0.356 | 0.2986 | 0.0574 | Egypt |
| 1950s | 0.1955 | 0.4629 | 0.2674 | South Sudan |
| 1960s | 0.1141 | 0.3677 | 0.2536 | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 0.2115 | 0.1824 | 0.0291 | Egypt |
| 1980s | 0.2663 | 0.3571 | 0.0908 | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 0.2913 | 0.0982 | 0.1931 | Egypt |
| 2000s | 0.3022 | 0.1721 | 0.1301 | Egypt |
| 2010s | 0.2414 | 0.1843 | 0.0571 | Egypt |
| 2020s | 0.1337 | 0.1677 | 0.034 | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political civil liberties index, Egypt or South Sudan?
- Egypt, at 0.145 against 0.121 in South Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Egypt and South Sudan?
- 0.024, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South Sudan?
- 190 years are reported by both, from 1821 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and South Sudan rank globally for political civil liberties index?
- Egypt ranks 155th and South Sudan ranks 158th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Political Civil Liberties 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 people enjoy the freedoms of expression and association.