Democracy in South Sudan
South Sudan: Democracy was 1 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
80th
of 128 countries
All-time high
1
in 2013
All-time low
1
in 2013
Years of data
7
2013–2025
Democracy in South Sudan, 2013–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, democracy in South Sudan stood at 1. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, democracy in South Sudan peaked at 1 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2013.
South Sudan ranks 80th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Democracy in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | — |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 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 above the median for low income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 1 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2, 50% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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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 democracy in South Sudan?
- Democracy in South Sudan was 1 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democracy recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2013.
- What is the lowest democracy recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2013.
- How does South Sudan rank for democracy?
- South Sudan ranks 80th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democracy rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between hard-line autocracies (score 1), moderate autocracies (score 2), highly defective democracies (score 3), defective democracies (score 4), and consolidating democracies (score 5).