Eritrea vs Sudan: Democracy
Eritrea
0
in 2025
Sudan
0
in 2025
Eritrea rank
175th
Sudan rank
175th
Democracy over time
- Eritrea
- Sudan
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 0 against 0 in Sudan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 97 shared years of data; in 1899 it was Sudan ahead.
Eritrea ranks 175th and Sudan ranks 175th of 197 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Sudan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Sudan |
| 1950s | 1.6 | 2.2 | 0.6 | Sudan |
| 1960s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 0 | 0.5714 | 0.5714 | Sudan |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sudan |
| 2010s | 0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | Sudan |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Eritrea or Sudan?
- Eritrea, at 0 against 0 in Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Eritrea and Sudan?
- 0, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Sudan?
- 97 years are reported by both, from 1899 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and Sudan rank globally for democracy?
- Eritrea ranks 175th and Sudan ranks 175th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).