Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in South Sudan
South Sudan: Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) was -2.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rule of Law - Governance estimate in South Sudan, 2011–2025
Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded -2.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 for rule of law - governance estimate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rule of law - governance estimate in South Sudan peaked at -1.14 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2012 and was at its lowest, -2.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2025.
That places South Sudan 206th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -1.34 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | — |
| 2012 | -1.14 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -14.6% |
| 2013 | -1.34 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +17.5% |
| 2014 | -1.68 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +25.5% |
| 2015 | -1.7 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | -1.76 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +3.7% |
| 2017 | -1.76 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | -1.88 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +7.2% |
| 2019 | -1.88 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | -1.92 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | -1.99 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +3.7% |
| 2022 | -1.95 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | -2.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +3.6% |
| 2024 | -1.99 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.3% |
| 2025 | -2.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +1.5% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's -2.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for low income countries, which is -1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's -2.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.8846 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 2.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in South Sudan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -25.5% | -1.34 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.68 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -1.61 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.88 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.14 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2020s | -1.98 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.92 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 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 rule of law - governance estimate in South Sudan?
- Rule of law - governance estimate in South Sudan was -2.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest rule of law - governance estimate recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was -1.14 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2012.
- What is the lowest rule of law - governance estimate recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025.
- How does South Sudan rank for rule of law - governance estimate?
- South Sudan ranks 206th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rule of law - governance estimate rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Rule of Law (RL) captures perceptions of the extent to which agents respect and follow the rules of society, including contract enforcement, property rights, the police, courts, and the likelihood of crime and violence. Governance estimate from the aggregation model, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) standard error. The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance estimate is based. The standard error indicates the precision of the governance estimate. Larger values indicate less precise estimates. A 90% confidence interval for the governance estimate is given by the estimate +/- 1.64 times the standard error.