Elite Consultations Score in Sudan
Sudan: Elite Consultations Score was -2.26 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
-2.26
Change on year
down 66.2%
World rank
173rd
of 176 countries
All-time high
1.15
in 1849
All-time low
-2.26
in 2025
Years of data
190
1821–2025
Elite Consultations Score in Sudan, 1821–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, elite consultations score in Sudan stood at -2.26. That is the lowest value across all 190 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 66.2% on the previous year and down 102.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elite consultations score in Sudan peaked at 1.15 in 1849 and was at its lowest, -2.26, in 2025.
Sudan ranks 173rd of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Elite Consultations Score in Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1821 | -1.89 | — |
| 1822 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1823 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1824 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1825 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1826 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1827 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1828 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1829 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1830 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1831 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1832 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1833 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1834 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1835 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1836 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1837 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1838 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1839 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1840 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1841 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1842 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1843 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1844 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1845 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1846 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1847 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1848 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1849 | 1.15 | -161.0% |
| 1850 | 1.15 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 1.15 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 1.15 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 1.15 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 1.15 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 1.15 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 1.15 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 1.15 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 1.15 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 1.15 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 1.15 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 1.15 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 1.15 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | -1.91 | -265.8% |
| 1864 | -1.91 | -0.0% |
| 1865 | -1.91 | -0.0% |
| 1866 | -1.91 | -0.0% |
| 1867 | -1.91 | -0.0% |
| 1868 | -1.91 | -0.0% |
| 1869 | -1.91 | -0.0% |
| 1870 | -1.91 | -0.0% |
| 1871 | -1.91 | -0.0% |
| 1872 | -1.91 | -0.0% |
| 1873 | -1.91 | -0.0% |
| 1874 | -1.91 | -0.0% |
| 1875 | -1.91 | -0.0% |
| 1876 | -1.91 | -0.0% |
| 1877 | -1.91 | -0.0% |
| 1878 | -1.91 | -0.0% |
| 1879 | -1.91 | -0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.391 | -120.5% |
| 1881 | 0.391 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.391 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | -0.665 | -270.1% |
| 1884 | -0.665 | -0.0% |
| 1900 | -2.19 | +229.8% |
| 1901 | -2.19 | -0.0% |
| 1902 | -2.19 | -0.0% |
| 1903 | -2.19 | -0.0% |
| 1904 | -2.19 | -0.0% |
| 1905 | -2.19 | -0.0% |
| 1906 | -2.19 | -0.0% |
| 1907 | -2.19 | -0.0% |
| 1908 | -2.19 | -0.0% |
| 1909 | -2.19 | -0.0% |
| 1910 | -2.19 | -0.0% |
| 1911 | -2.19 | -0.0% |
| 1912 | -2.19 | -0.0% |
| 1913 | -2.19 | -0.0% |
| 1914 | -2.19 | -0.0% |
| 1915 | -2.19 | -0.0% |
| 1916 | -2.19 | -0.0% |
| 1917 | -2.19 | -0.0% |
| 1918 | -2.19 | -0.0% |
| 1919 | -2.19 | -0.0% |
| 1920 | -2.19 | -0.0% |
| 1921 | -2.19 | -0.0% |
| 1922 | -2.19 | -0.0% |
| 1923 | -2.19 | -0.0% |
| 1924 | -2.19 | -0.0% |
| 1925 | -2.19 | -0.0% |
| 1926 | -2.19 | -0.0% |
| 1927 | -2.19 | -0.0% |
| 1928 | -2.19 | -0.0% |
| 1929 | -2.19 | -0.0% |
| 1930 | -2.19 | -0.0% |
| 1931 | -2.19 | -0.0% |
| 1932 | -2.19 | -0.0% |
| 1933 | -2.19 | -0.0% |
| 1934 | -2.19 | -0.0% |
| 1935 | -2.19 | -0.0% |
| 1936 | -2.19 | -0.0% |
| 1937 | -2.19 | -0.0% |
| 1938 | -2.19 | -0.0% |
| 1939 | -2.19 | -0.0% |
| 1940 | -2.19 | -0.0% |
| 1941 | -2.19 | -0.0% |
| 1942 | -2.19 | -0.0% |
| 1943 | -2.19 | -0.0% |
| 1944 | -2.19 | -0.0% |
| 1945 | -2.19 | -0.0% |
| 1946 | -2.19 | -0.0% |
| 1947 | -2.19 | -0.0% |
| 1948 | -2.19 | -0.0% |
| 1949 | -2.19 | -0.0% |
| 1950 | -2.19 | -0.0% |
| 1951 | -2.19 | -0.0% |
| 1952 | -2.19 | -0.0% |
| 1953 | -1.67 | -24.0% |
| 1954 | -0.733 | -56.0% |
| 1955 | -0.419 | -42.8% |
| 1956 | -0.419 | -0.0% |
| 1957 | -0.419 | -0.0% |
| 1958 | -1.11 | +164.0% |
| 1959 | -1.27 | +15.0% |
| 1960 | -1.27 | -0.0% |
| 1961 | -1.27 | -0.0% |
| 1962 | -1.27 | -0.0% |
| 1963 | -1.27 | -0.0% |
| 1964 | -0.937 | -26.3% |
| 1965 | -0.306 | -67.3% |
| 1966 | -0.306 | -0.0% |
| 1967 | -0.306 | -0.0% |
| 1968 | -0.306 | -0.0% |
| 1969 | -0.525 | +71.6% |
| 1970 | -0.525 | -0.0% |
| 1971 | -0.525 | -0.0% |
| 1972 | -0.525 | -0.0% |
| 1973 | -0.525 | -0.0% |
| 1974 | -0.525 | -0.0% |
| 1975 | -0.525 | -0.0% |
| 1976 | -0.525 | -0.0% |
| 1977 | -0.525 | -0.0% |
| 1978 | -0.525 | -0.0% |
| 1979 | -0.525 | -0.0% |
| 1980 | -0.525 | -0.0% |
| 1981 | -0.525 | -0.0% |
| 1982 | -0.525 | -0.0% |
| 1983 | -0.525 | -0.0% |
| 1984 | -0.525 | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.215 | -141.0% |
| 1986 | 0.215 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.215 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.215 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | -1.12 | -621.4% |
| 1990 | -1.12 | -0.0% |
| 1991 | -1.12 | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -1.12 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -1.12 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -1.12 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -1.12 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -1.12 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -1.12 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -1.12 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -1.12 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -1.12 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -1.12 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -1.12 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -1.12 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -1.12 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -1.06 | -5.4% |
| 2006 | -1.06 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -1.06 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -1.06 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -1.06 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -1.06 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -1.11 | +5.1% |
| 2012 | -1.11 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -1.11 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -1.11 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -1.11 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -1.11 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -0.609 | -45.4% |
| 2018 | -0.625 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 1.14 | -282.6% |
| 2020 | 1.12 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | -1.31 | -217.2% |
| 2022 | -1.46 | +11.0% |
| 2023 | -1.36 | -6.6% |
| 2024 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -2.26 | +66.2% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's -2.26 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.169. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's -2.26 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.424. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | -1.89 | -1.89 | -1.89 | 9 |
| 1830s | -1.89 | -1.89 | -1.89 | 10 |
| 1840s | -1.58 | -1.89 | 1.15 | 10 |
| 1850s | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 10 |
| 1860s | -0.9914 | -1.91 | 1.15 | 10 |
| 1870s | -1.91 | -1.91 | -1.91 | 10 |
| 1880s | -0.0314 | -0.665 | 0.391 | 5 |
| 1900s | -2.19 | -2.19 | -2.19 | 10 |
| 1910s | -2.19 | -2.19 | -2.19 | 10 |
| 1920s | -2.19 | -2.19 | -2.19 | 10 |
| 1930s | -2.19 | -2.19 | -2.19 | 10 |
| 1940s | -2.19 | -2.19 | -2.19 | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.26 | -2.19 | -0.419 | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.7774 | -1.27 | -0.306 | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.525 | -0.525 | -0.525 | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.2886 | -1.12 | 0.215 | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.12 | -1.12 | -1.12 | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.09 | -1.12 | -1.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.7844 | -1.11 | 1.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.11 | -2.26 | 1.12 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More reference data data for Sudan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5846 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.81 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.69 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4356 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.69 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.96 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.8148 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 80.68 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 93.88 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.37 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elite consultations score in Sudan?
- Elite consultations score in Sudan was -2.26 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest elite consultations score recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 in 1849.
- What is the lowest elite consultations score recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.26 in 2025.
- How does Sudan rank for elite consultations score?
- Sudan ranks 173rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is elite consultations score rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 102.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Elite Consultations Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which political elites consult other elites across the political spectrum and from relevant sectors of society and business when considering important policy changes.