Nigeria vs South Sudan: Stateness Index

Nigeria
4.5
in 2025
South Sudan
4.25
in 2025
Nigeria rank
118th
South Sudan rank
120th

Stateness Index over time

  • Nigeria
  • South Sudan
0246200520152025

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 4.5 against 4.25 in South Sudan, a difference of 0.25.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2013 it was South Sudan ahead.

Nigeria ranks 118th and South Sudan ranks 120th of 128 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Stateness Index
Source
Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
128 places, 1,394 data points, 2005–2025
Last refreshed

Indicates the extent to which the state has the monopoly on the use of force, provides basic public services across the country, citizens accept the state as legitimate, religious dogmas do not interfere, and citizenship is accessible.