Democracy in South Sudan
South Sudan: Democracy was 0 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Democracy in South Sudan, 2011–2025
Source: Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, democracy in South Sudan stood at 0. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Over the whole period, democracy in South Sudan peaked at 0 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2011.
South Sudan ranks 175th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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More reference data data for South Sudan
- Spring temperature anomalies -2.16 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.2213 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 2.51 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 0 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.0456 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.8369 °C (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democracy in South Sudan?
- Democracy in South Sudan was 0 in 2025, according to Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democracy recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0 in 2011.
- What is the lowest democracy recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2011.
- How does South Sudan rank for democracy?
- South Sudan ranks 175th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Lexical 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 non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).