Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) (score 0-100) in South Sudan
South Sudan: Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) (score 0-100) was 39.06 0-100 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Political Stability - Governance score in South Sudan, 2011–2025
Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.
Analysis
In 2025, political stability - governance score in South Sudan stood at 39.06 0-100.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 54.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political stability - governance score in South Sudan peaked at 39.52 0-100 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.59 0-100, in 2014.
That places South Sudan 187th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) (score 0-100) in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 38.73 0-100 | — |
| 2012 | 39 0-100 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 29.1 0-100 | -25.4% |
| 2014 | 21.59 0-100 | -25.8% |
| 2015 | 25.25 0-100 | +17.0% |
| 2016 | 24.29 0-100 | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 22.45 0-100 | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 24.33 0-100 | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 23.44 0-100 | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 28.03 0-100 | +19.6% |
| 2021 | 26.15 0-100 | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 36.83 0-100 | +40.8% |
| 2023 | 38.69 0-100 | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 39.52 0-100 | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 39.06 0-100 | -1.2% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 39.06 0-100 is above the median for low income countries, which is 38.03 0-100, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 39.06 0-100 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 56.36 0-100, 69% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27.58 0-100 | 21.59 0-100 | 39 0-100 | 9 |
| 2020s | 34.71 0-100 | 26.15 0-100 | 39.52 0-100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
More reference data data for South Sudan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3667 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.41 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0368 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.41 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.23 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4032 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 33.2 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 62.9 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2004 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political stability - governance score in South Sudan?
- Political stability - governance score in South Sudan was 39.06 0-100 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest political stability - governance score recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 39.52 0-100 in 2024.
- What is the lowest political stability - governance score recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.59 0-100 in 2014.
- How does South Sudan rank for political stability - governance score?
- South Sudan ranks 187th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political stability - governance score rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Political Stability - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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