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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

0.10.20.30.40.5194619852025

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%

South Sudan compared with similar countries

  • South Sudan's 0.228 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.42, 54% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • South Sudan's 0.228 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6165, 37% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita 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.

YearChange FromTo
2011 +109.3% 0.151 0.316
1985 +71.3% 0.244 0.418
1953 +61.7% 0.274 0.443
1989 -60.7% 0.435 0.171
1969 -53.8% 0.444 0.205
1990 -51.5% 0.171 0.083

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near South Sudan

  1. 155 Cambodia 0.26 compare
  2. 156 Iran 0.248 compare
  3. 157 Egypt 0.232 compare
  4. 159 Belarus 0.221 compare
  5. 160 Eswatini 0.206 compare
  6. 161 Rwanda 0.194 compare

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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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Indicator
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 13,700 data points, 1946–2025
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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.