Civil liberties rating fh in South Sudan
South Sudan: Civil liberties rating fh was 7 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
7
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 199 countries
All-time high
7
in 2016
All-time low
5
in 2011
Years of data
15
2011–2025
Civil liberties rating fh in South Sudan, 2011–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, civil liberties rating fh in South Sudan stood at 7. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil liberties rating fh in South Sudan peaked at 7 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2011.
South Sudan ranks 1st of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Civil liberties rating fh in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5 | — |
| 2012 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2014 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2017 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 7 | +0.0% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 7 is above the median for low income countries, which is 6, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 7 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.22 | 5 | 7 | 9 |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 1 Afghanistan 7 compare
- 1 Azerbaijan 7 compare
- 1 Belarus 7 compare
- 1 Central African Republic 7 compare
- 1 Equatorial Guinea 7 compare
- 1 Eritrea 7 compare
- 1 Iran 7 compare
- 1 Myanmar 7 compare
- 1 North Korea 7 compare
- 1 Somalia 7 compare
- 1 Sudan 7 compare
- 1 Tajikistan 7 compare
- 1 Turkmenistan 7 compare
- 1 Western Sahara 7 compare
More reference data data for South Sudan
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 577.67 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3667 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 20.63 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 944.75 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 693.63 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.227 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0368 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 325.82 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 8,797 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil liberties rating fh in South Sudan?
- Civil liberties rating fh in South Sudan was 7 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil liberties rating fh recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 2016.
- What is the lowest civil liberties rating fh recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2011.
- How does South Sudan rank for civil liberties rating fh?
- South Sudan ranks 1st out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil liberties rating fh rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Civil liberties rating fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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