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Democracy in South Sudan

South Sudan: Democracy was 1 in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
98th
of 168 countries
All-time high
1
in 2011
All-time low
1
in 2011
Years of data
8
2011–2018

Democracy in South Sudan, 2011–2018

00.20.40.60.812011201420182011: 12012: 12013: 12014: 12015: 12016: 12017: 12018: 1

Source: Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for democracy in South Sudan is 1, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

South Sudan ranks 98th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Democracy in South Sudan, year by year

Year Value Change
2011 1 —
2012 1 +0.0%
2013 1 +0.0%
2014 1 +0.0%
2015 1 +0.0%
2016 1 +0.0%
2017 1 +0.0%
2018 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. (25 countries reporting)
  • South Sudan's 1 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near South Sudan

  1. 98 Afghanistan 1 compare
  2. 98 Algeria 1 compare
  3. 98 Angola 1 compare
  4. 98 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1
  5. 98 Burundi 1 compare
  6. 98 Cambodia 1 compare
  7. 98 Cameroon 1 compare
  8. 98 Chad 1 compare
  9. 98 Comoros 1 compare
  10. 98 Congo 1 compare
  11. 98 Cote d'Ivoire 1 compare
  12. 98 Cuba 1 compare
  13. 98 Democratic Republic of Congo 1 compare
  14. 98 Djibouti 1 compare
  15. 98 Ecuador 1 compare
  16. 98 Egypt 1 compare
  17. 98 Ethiopia 1 compare
  18. 98 Fiji 1 compare
  19. 98 Gabon 1 compare
  20. 98 Gambia 1 compare
  21. 98 Guinea 1 compare
  22. 98 Haiti 1 compare
  23. 98 Jordan 1 compare
  24. 98 Libya 1 compare
  25. 98 Mali 1 compare
  26. 98 Mauritania 1 compare
  27. 98 Morocco 1 compare
  28. 98 Mozambique 1 compare
  29. 98 Niger 1 compare
  30. 98 Papua New Guinea 1 compare
  31. 98 Russia 1 compare
  32. 98 Rwanda 1 compare
  33. 98 Singapore 1 compare
  34. 98 Somalia 1 compare
  35. 98 Sudan 1 compare
  36. 98 Suriname 1 compare
  37. 98 Tajikistan 1 compare
  38. 98 Tanzania 1 compare
  39. 98 Thailand 1 compare
  40. 98 Togo 1 compare
  41. 98 Turkey 1 compare
  42. 98 USSR 1
  43. 98 Uganda 1 compare
  44. 98 Ukraine 1 compare
  45. 98 United States 1 compare
  46. 98 Venezuela 1 compare
  47. 98 Yemen 1 compare
  48. 98 Zimbabwe 1 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is democracy in South Sudan?
Democracy in South Sudan was 1 in 2018, according to Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest democracy recorded in South Sudan?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 2011.
What is the lowest democracy recorded in South Sudan?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2011.
How does South Sudan rank for democracy?
South Sudan ranks 98th out of 168 countries with data for 2018.
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 Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Democracy
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).