What is strong civil society index in South Sudan?

Strong civil society index in South Sudan was 0.143 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest strong civil society index recorded in South Sudan?

The highest recorded value was 0.775 in 1986.

What is the lowest strong civil society index recorded in South Sudan?

The lowest recorded value was 0.056 in 2018.

How does South Sudan rank for strong civil society index?

South Sudan ranks 157th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is strong civil society index rising or falling in South Sudan?

Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this South Sudan data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Strong Civil Society Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Strong Civil Society Index in South Sudan

Name: Strong Civil Society Index in South Sudan
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

South Sudan: Strong Civil Society Index was 0.143 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.143

Change on year

down 57.3%

World rank

157th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.775

in 1986

All-time low

0.056

in 2018

Years of data

190

1821–2025

Strong Civil Society Index in South Sudan, 1821–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for strong civil society index in South Sudan is 0.143, measured in 2025.

The figure is down 57.3% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, strong civil society index in South Sudan peaked at 0.775 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.056, in 2018.

South Sudan ranks 157th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 190 years of available data.

Strong Civil Society Index in South Sudan, year by year

Annual values for Strong Civil Society Index in South Sudan, 1821 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1821	0.444	—
1822	0.444	+0.0%
1823	0.444	+0.0%
1824	0.444	+0.0%
1825	0.444	+0.0%
1826	0.444	+0.0%
1827	0.444	+0.0%
1828	0.444	+0.0%
1829	0.444	+0.0%
1830	0.444	+0.0%
1831	0.444	+0.0%
1832	0.444	+0.0%
1833	0.444	+0.0%
1834	0.444	+0.0%
1835	0.444	+0.0%
1836	0.444	+0.0%
1837	0.444	+0.0%
1838	0.444	+0.0%
1839	0.444	+0.0%
1840	0.444	+0.0%
1841	0.444	+0.0%
1842	0.444	+0.0%
1843	0.444	+0.0%
1844	0.444	+0.0%
1845	0.444	+0.0%
1846	0.444	+0.0%
1847	0.444	+0.0%
1848	0.444	+0.0%
1849	0.444	+0.0%
1850	0.444	+0.0%
1851	0.444	+0.0%
1852	0.444	+0.0%
1853	0.444	+0.0%
1854	0.444	+0.0%
1855	0.444	+0.0%
1856	0.444	+0.0%
1857	0.444	+0.0%
1858	0.444	+0.0%
1859	0.444	+0.0%
1860	0.444	+0.0%
1861	0.444	+0.0%
1862	0.444	+0.0%
1863	0.444	+0.0%
1864	0.444	+0.0%
1865	0.444	+0.0%
1866	0.444	+0.0%
1867	0.444	+0.0%
1868	0.444	+0.0%
1869	0.444	+0.0%
1870	0.444	+0.0%
1871	0.444	+0.0%
1872	0.444	+0.0%
1873	0.444	+0.0%
1874	0.444	+0.0%
1875	0.444	+0.0%
1876	0.444	+0.0%
1877	0.444	+0.0%
1878	0.444	+0.0%
1879	0.444	+0.0%
1880	0.444	+0.0%
1881	0.444	+0.0%
1882	0.444	+0.0%
1883	0.444	+0.0%
1884	0.444	+0.0%
1900	0.263	-40.8%
1901	0.263	+0.0%
1902	0.263	+0.0%
1903	0.263	+0.0%
1904	0.263	+0.0%
1905	0.263	+0.0%
1906	0.263	+0.0%
1907	0.263	+0.0%
1908	0.263	+0.0%
1909	0.263	+0.0%
1910	0.263	+0.0%
1911	0.263	+0.0%
1912	0.263	+0.0%
1913	0.263	+0.0%
1914	0.263	+0.0%
1915	0.263	+0.0%
1916	0.263	+0.0%
1917	0.263	+0.0%
1918	0.263	+0.0%
1919	0.263	+0.0%
1920	0.286	+8.7%
1921	0.286	+0.0%
1922	0.286	+0.0%
1923	0.286	+0.0%
1924	0.286	+0.0%
1925	0.286	+0.0%
1926	0.286	+0.0%
1927	0.286	+0.0%
1928	0.286	+0.0%
1929	0.286	+0.0%
1930	0.309	+8.0%
1931	0.309	+0.0%
1932	0.309	+0.0%
1933	0.309	+0.0%
1934	0.309	+0.0%
1935	0.309	+0.0%
1936	0.309	+0.0%
1937	0.309	+0.0%
1938	0.309	+0.0%
1939	0.309	+0.0%
1940	0.309	+0.0%
1941	0.309	+0.0%
1942	0.309	+0.0%
1943	0.309	+0.0%
1944	0.309	+0.0%
1945	0.318	+2.9%
1946	0.318	+0.0%
1947	0.318	+0.0%
1948	0.318	+0.0%
1949	0.318	+0.0%
1950	0.331	+4.1%
1951	0.331	+0.0%
1952	0.331	+0.0%
1953	0.591	+78.5%
1954	0.591	+0.0%
1955	0.591	+0.0%
1956	0.631	+6.8%
1957	0.67	+6.2%
1958	0.67	+0.0%
1959	0.449	-33.0%
1960	0.28	-37.6%
1961	0.28	+0.0%
1962	0.28	+0.0%
1963	0.28	+0.0%
1964	0.507	+81.1%
1965	0.73	+44.0%
1966	0.73	+0.0%
1967	0.73	+0.0%
1968	0.73	+0.0%
1969	0.276	-62.2%
1970	0.267	-3.3%
1971	0.267	+0.0%
1972	0.195	-27.0%
1973	0.227	+16.4%
1974	0.235	+3.5%
1975	0.235	+0.0%
1976	0.235	+0.0%
1977	0.235	+0.0%
1978	0.235	+0.0%
1979	0.261	+11.1%
1980	0.255	-2.3%
1981	0.255	+0.0%
1982	0.255	+0.0%
1983	0.255	+0.0%
1984	0.287	+12.5%
1985	0.697	+142.9%
1986	0.775	+11.2%
1987	0.775	+0.0%
1988	0.775	+0.0%
1989	0.184	-76.3%
1990	0.103	-44.0%
1991	0.103	+0.0%
1992	0.103	+0.0%
1993	0.103	+0.0%
1994	0.103	+0.0%
1995	0.103	+0.0%
1996	0.103	+0.0%
1997	0.103	+0.0%
1998	0.103	+0.0%
1999	0.103	+0.0%
2000	0.186	+80.6%
2001	0.208	+11.8%
2002	0.208	+0.0%
2003	0.208	+0.0%
2004	0.229	+10.1%
2005	0.231	+0.9%
2006	0.231	+0.0%
2007	0.231	+0.0%
2008	0.231	+0.0%
2009	0.231	+0.0%
2010	0.231	+0.0%
2011	0.337	+45.9%
2012	0.313	-7.1%
2013	0.145	-53.7%
2014	0.082	-43.4%
2015	0.138	+68.3%
2016	0.124	-10.1%
2017	0.059	-52.4%
2018	0.056	-5.1%
2019	0.131	+133.9%
2020	0.213	+62.6%
2021	0.321	+50.7%
2022	0.129	-59.8%
2023	0.269	+108.5%
2024	0.335	+24.5%
2025	0.143	-57.3%

South Sudan compared with similar countries

South Sudan's 0.143 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.386, 37% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
South Sudan's 0.143 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.654, 22% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1820s	0.444	0.444	0.444	9
1830s	0.444	0.444	0.444	10
1840s	0.444	0.444	0.444	10
1850s	0.444	0.444	0.444	10
1860s	0.444	0.444	0.444	10
1870s	0.444	0.444	0.444	10
1880s	0.444	0.444	0.444	5
1900s	0.263	0.263	0.263	10
1910s	0.263	0.263	0.263	10
1920s	0.286	0.286	0.286	10
1930s	0.309	0.309	0.309	10
1940s	0.3135	0.309	0.318	10
1950s	0.5186	0.331	0.67	10
1960s	0.4823	0.276	0.73	10
1970s	0.2392	0.195	0.267	10
1980s	0.4513	0.184	0.775	10
1990s	0.103	0.103	0.103	10
2000s	0.2194	0.186	0.231	10
2010s	0.1616	0.056	0.337	10
2020s	0.235	0.129	0.335	6

Countries ranked near South Sudan

154 Bahrain 0.146 compare
154 Burundi 0.146 compare
154 Saudi Arabia 0.146 compare
158 Iran 0.137 compare
159 Egypt 0.135 compare
160 Congo 0.132 compare

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More reference data data for South Sudan

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.41 (2019)
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) - Crop Residues 0.0368 (2019)
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 27.22 (2019)
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8628 (2019)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 325.82 (2019)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 10,990 (2019)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 26,453 (2019)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 8,797 (2019)

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Frequently asked questions

What is strong civil society index in South Sudan?: Strong civil society index in South Sudan was 0.143 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest strong civil society index recorded in South Sudan?: The highest recorded value was 0.775 in 1986.
What is the lowest strong civil society index recorded in South Sudan?: The lowest recorded value was 0.056 in 2018.
How does South Sudan rank for strong civil society index?: South Sudan ranks 157th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is strong civil society index rising or falling in South Sudan?: Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this South Sudan data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Strong Civil Society Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Strong Civil Society Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,138 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Data by V-Dem. Expert estimates of the extent to which interest groups, labor unions, charities, and other civil society organizations are autonomous from the state and can freely pursue their goals. The index ranges from 0 to 1 (strongest).