Effective Power to Govern Score in South Sudan
South Sudan: Effective Power to Govern Score was 1 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Effective Power to Govern Score in South Sudan, 2013–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for effective power to govern score in South Sudan is 1, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, effective power to govern score in South Sudan peaked at 3 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2017.
That places South Sudan 103rd out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Effective Power to Govern Score in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3 | — |
| 2015 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2017 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 | +0.0% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 1 is below the median for low income countries, which is 2, 50% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 1 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3, 33% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.75 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 103 Afghanistan 1 compare
- 103 Bahrain 1 compare
- 103 Burkina Faso 1 compare
- 103 Cambodia 1 compare
- 103 Chad 1 compare
- 103 Cuba 1 compare
- 103 Eritrea 1 compare
- 103 Guinea 1 compare
- 103 Haiti 1 compare
- 103 Kuwait 1 compare
- 103 Laos 1 compare
- 103 Libya 1 compare
- 103 Mali 1 compare
- 103 Myanmar 1 compare
- 103 Nicaragua 1 compare
- 103 Niger 1 compare
- 103 North Korea 1 compare
- 103 Oman 1 compare
- 103 Qatar 1 compare
- 103 Saudi Arabia 1 compare
- 103 Sudan 1 compare
- 103 Syria 1 compare
- 103 Turkmenistan 1 compare
- 103 United Arab Emirates 1 compare
- 103 Yemen 1 compare
More reference data data for South Sudan
- 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 - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.41 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 19,422 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 684.53 (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)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 6.36 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 577.67 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 944.75 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is effective power to govern score in South Sudan?
- Effective power to govern score in South Sudan was 1 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest effective power to govern score recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 2013.
- What is the lowest effective power to govern score recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2017.
- How does South Sudan rank for effective power to govern score?
- South Sudan ranks 103rd out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is effective power to govern score rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Effective Power to Govern Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicates the extent to which no individual or group holds de facto veto power over democratically elected political leaders.