Democracy in Sudan
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 Sudan, 2011–2018
Source: Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2018, democracy in Sudan stood at 1. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Sudan ranks 98th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Democracy in 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% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 1 is above the median for low income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 1 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 98 Afghanistan 1 compare
- 98 Algeria 1 compare
- 98 Angola 1 compare
- 98 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1
- 98 Burundi 1 compare
- 98 Cambodia 1 compare
- 98 Cameroon 1 compare
- 98 Chad 1 compare
- 98 Comoros 1 compare
- 98 Congo 1 compare
- 98 Cote d'Ivoire 1 compare
- 98 Cuba 1 compare
- 98 Democratic Republic of Congo 1 compare
- 98 Djibouti 1 compare
- 98 Ecuador 1 compare
- 98 Egypt 1 compare
- 98 Ethiopia 1 compare
- 98 Fiji 1 compare
- 98 Gabon 1 compare
- 98 Gambia 1 compare
- 98 Guinea 1 compare
- 98 Haiti 1 compare
- 98 Jordan 1 compare
- 98 Libya 1 compare
- 98 Mali 1 compare
- 98 Mauritania 1 compare
- 98 Morocco 1 compare
- 98 Mozambique 1 compare
- 98 Niger 1 compare
- 98 Papua New Guinea 1 compare
- 98 Russia 1 compare
- 98 Rwanda 1 compare
- 98 Singapore 1 compare
- 98 Somalia 1 compare
- 98 South Sudan 1 compare
- 98 Suriname 1 compare
- 98 Tajikistan 1 compare
- 98 Tanzania 1 compare
- 98 Thailand 1 compare
- 98 Togo 1 compare
- 98 Turkey 1 compare
- 98 USSR 1
- 98 Uganda 1 compare
- 98 Ukraine 1 compare
- 98 United States 1 compare
- 98 Venezuela 1 compare
- 98 Yemen 1 compare
- 98 Zimbabwe 1 compare
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 democracy in Sudan?
- Democracy in Sudan was 1 in 2018, according to Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democracy recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2011.
- What is the lowest democracy recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2011.
- How does Sudan rank for democracy?
- Sudan ranks 98th out of 168 countries with data for 2018.
- Is democracy rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this 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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About this data
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).