Civil liberties rating in South Sudan
South Sudan: Civil liberties rating was 7 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Civil liberties rating in South Sudan, 2011–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, civil liberties rating 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 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 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 - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3667 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.41 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 43,123 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 26.19 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 1.56 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 10,990 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 53.11 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 325.82 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 8,797 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil liberties rating in South Sudan?
- Civil liberties rating in South Sudan was 7 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil liberties rating recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 2016.
- What is the lowest civil liberties rating recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2011.
- How does South Sudan rank for civil liberties rating?
- South Sudan ranks 1st out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil liberties rating 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 Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Civil liberties rating. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 15 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Identifies the extent of freedom of expression and association, the rule of law, and personal autonomy. Lower ratings indicate more liberties.