Rule of Law Index in Sudan
Sudan: Rule of Law Index was 1 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rule of Law Index in Sudan, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 1 for rule of law index in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.0% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rule of law index in Sudan peaked at 2.5 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2019.
Sudan ranks 125th of 128 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.92 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.9 | 1 | 2.5 | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.58 | 1 | 2.5 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More reference data data for Sudan
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied to 519.4 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.8148 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0139 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.96 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 88.53 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 24,878 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 628.46 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 3.68 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 23,460 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.37 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rule of law index in Sudan?
- Rule of law index in Sudan was 1 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rule of law index recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5 in 2005.
- What is the lowest rule of law index recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2019.
- How does Sudan rank for rule of law index?
- Sudan ranks 125th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rule of law index rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Rule of Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicates the extent to which political power is separated, the judiciary is independent, office abuse is prosecuted, and civil rights are enforced.