Egypt vs South Sudan: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita
Egypt
0.232
in 2025
South Sudan
0.228
in 2025
Egypt rank
157th
South Sudan rank
158th
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita over time
- Egypt
- South Sudan
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0.232 against 0.228 in South Sudan, a difference of 0.004.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 157th and South Sudan ranks 158th of 174 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 7 and South Sudan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.408 | 0.2712 | 0.1367 | Egypt |
| 1950s | 0.331 | 0.3817 | 0.0507 | South Sudan |
| 1960s | 0.2562 | 0.3252 | 0.069 | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 0.3066 | 0.2106 | 0.096 | Egypt |
| 1980s | 0.3193 | 0.3144 | 0.0049 | Egypt |
| 1990s | 0.3196 | 0.0859 | 0.2337 | Egypt |
| 2000s | 0.3099 | 0.1288 | 0.1811 | Egypt |
| 2010s | 0.2373 | 0.1915 | 0.0458 | Egypt |
| 2020s | 0.2253 | 0.2083 | 0.017 | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher human rights index vs. gdp per capita, Egypt or South Sudan?
- Egypt, at 0.232 against 0.228 in South Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in human rights index vs. gdp per capita between Egypt and South Sudan?
- 0.004, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South Sudan?
- 80 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and South Sudan rank globally for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Egypt ranks 157th and South Sudan ranks 158th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.