Afghanistan vs South Sudan: Rule of law index

Afghanistan
0.084
in 2025
South Sudan
0.076
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
161st
South Sudan rank
164th

Rule of law index over time

  • Afghanistan
  • South Sudan
00.20.40.6178919072025

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.084 against 0.076 in South Sudan, a difference of 0.008.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times South Sudan's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 190 shared years of data; in 1821 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 161st and South Sudan ranks 164th of 176 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 10 and South Sudan in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan South Sudan Difference Ahead
1820s 0.402 0.358 0.044 Afghanistan
1830s 0.402 0.358 0.044 Afghanistan
1840s 0.402 0.3629 0.0391 Afghanistan
1850s 0.402 0.3782 0.0238 Afghanistan
1860s 0.402 0.3359 0.0661 Afghanistan
1870s 0.402 0.3472 0.0548 Afghanistan
1880s 0.323 0.4688 0.1458 South Sudan
1900s 0.314 0.605 0.291 South Sudan
1910s 0.3191 0.605 0.2859 South Sudan
1920s 0.3814 0.6072 0.2258 South Sudan
1930s 0.37 0.61 0.24 South Sudan
1940s 0.373 0.6112 0.2382 South Sudan
1950s 0.373 0.5959 0.2229 South Sudan
1960s 0.383 0.5214 0.1384 South Sudan
1970s 0.3373 0.3512 0.0139 South Sudan
1980s 0.2237 0.3733 0.1496 South Sudan
1990s 0.0995 0.046 0.0535 Afghanistan
2000s 0.1184 0.0858 0.0326 Afghanistan
2010s 0.1386 0.0762 0.0624 Afghanistan
2020s 0.118 0.0888 0.0292 Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law index, Afghanistan or South Sudan?
Afghanistan, at 0.084 against 0.076 in South Sudan as of 2025.
What is the difference in rule of law index between Afghanistan and South Sudan?
0.008, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and South Sudan?
190 years are reported by both, from 1821 to 2025.
How do Afghanistan and South Sudan rank globally for rule of law index?
Afghanistan ranks 161st and South Sudan ranks 164th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Rule of law index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Rule of law index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,303 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed