Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in South Sudan
South Sudan: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.228 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.228
Change on year
down 6.2%
World rank
158th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.479
in 1957
All-time low
0.082
in 1991
Years of data
80
1946–2025
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in South Sudan, 1946–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in South Sudan stood at 0.228.
The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in South Sudan peaked at 0.479 in 1957 and was at its lowest, 0.082, in 1991.
South Sudan ranks 158th of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 80 years of available data.
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.269 | — |
| 1947 | 0.272 | +1.1% |
| 1948 | 0.272 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.272 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.274 | +0.7% |
| 1951 | 0.274 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.274 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.443 | +61.7% |
| 1954 | 0.445 | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 0.433 | -2.7% |
| 1956 | 0.476 | +9.9% |
| 1957 | 0.479 | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 0.466 | -2.7% |
| 1959 | 0.253 | -45.7% |
| 1960 | 0.235 | -7.1% |
| 1961 | 0.235 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.23 | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 0.229 | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.342 | +49.3% |
| 1965 | 0.444 | +29.8% |
| 1966 | 0.444 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.444 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.444 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.205 | -53.8% |
| 1970 | 0.204 | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.202 | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.206 | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.208 | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.212 | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.212 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.212 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.212 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.215 | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.223 | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 0.243 | +9.0% |
| 1981 | 0.243 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.239 | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.231 | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.244 | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 0.418 | +71.3% |
| 1986 | 0.46 | +10.0% |
| 1987 | 0.46 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.435 | -5.4% |
| 1989 | 0.171 | -60.7% |
| 1990 | 0.083 | -51.5% |
| 1991 | 0.082 | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.084 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.084 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.087 | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.088 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.098 | +11.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.098 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.097 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.132 | +36.1% |
| 2005 | 0.145 | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 0.151 | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.153 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.156 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.158 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.151 | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.316 | +109.3% |
| 2012 | 0.314 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.204 | -35.0% |
| 2014 | 0.158 | -22.5% |
| 2015 | 0.172 | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 0.137 | -20.3% |
| 2017 | 0.124 | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 0.14 | +12.9% |
| 2019 | 0.199 | +42.1% |
| 2020 | 0.186 | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 0.202 | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 0.173 | -14.4% |
| 2023 | 0.218 | +26.0% |
| 2024 | 0.243 | +11.5% |
| 2025 | 0.228 | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.2712 | 0.269 | 0.272 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.3817 | 0.253 | 0.479 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3252 | 0.205 | 0.444 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2106 | 0.202 | 0.223 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3144 | 0.171 | 0.46 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0859 | 0.082 | 0.088 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1288 | 0.097 | 0.158 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1915 | 0.124 | 0.316 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2083 | 0.173 | 0.243 | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for South Sudan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.77 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.82 Percent per annum (2029)
- GNI (current LCU), per capita 3,414 current LCU per person (2015)
- GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3.16 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.0002 (2024)
- Domestic currency per Special drawing rights (End-of-period (EoP)) 5,138 (2024)
- Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)) 3,940 (2024)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita 0 units per person (2015)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per capita 1,080 units per person (2015)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in South Sudan?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in South Sudan was 0.228 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.479 in 1957.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.082 in 1991.
- How does South Sudan rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- South Sudan ranks 158th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. 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 Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.