Social Development in South Sudan 109 indicators covering social development for South Sudan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 601,818 2025 up 128.8% 13th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.39 million 2025 up 206.5% 5th Political Rights Rating 7 2025 unchanged 1st Electoral democracy 0 2025 — 116th Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 11th Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 2025 unchanged 1st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.1958 units per person 2025 up 179.3% 1st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.39 million 2025 up 206.5% 5th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0494 units per person 2025 up 108.5% 6th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2015 — 6th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 16.9 % change on previous year 2025 up 182.3% 25th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 601,818 2025 up 128.8% 13th Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4.19 % change on previous year 2025 down 84.1% 91st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2015 — 7th Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.228 2025 up 32.6% 160th Liberal Democracy Index 0.064 2025 down 3.0% 153rd Electoral Democracy Index 0.133 2025 down 19.9% 162nd Freedom of Association Index 0.152 2025 down 24.8% 151st Freedom of Expression Index 0.155 2025 down 1.3% 153rd Participatory Democracy Index 0.047 2025 down 46.0% 164th Varieties of democracy 0.133 2025 down 19.9% 162nd Liberal democracy 0 2025 — 142nd Electoral democracy 0 2025 — 142nd Human Rights Index 0.228 2025 up 32.6% 160th Key features of human rights 0.228 2025 up 32.6% 160th Key features of electoral democracy 0.133 2025 down 19.9% 162nd Key features of liberal democracy 0.064 2025 down 3.0% 153rd Executive Corruption Index 0.9 2025 down 3.1% 10th Judicial Corruption Score -1.97 2025 down 150.7% 168th Public Sector Corruption Index 0.904 2025 down 2.0% 9th Key features of democracy 0.133 2025 down 19.9% 162nd Key features of democracy, annual growth rate -13.64 % change on previous year 2025 down 1,218.2% 171st Key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate -9.86 % change on previous year 2025 down 235.2% 164th Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled 0.064 2025 down 3.0% 153rd Key features of electoral democracy, annual growth rate -13.64 % change on previous year 2025 down 1,218.2% 171st Key features of human rights, annual growth rate -6.17 % change on previous year 2025 down 169.7% 158th Electoral democracy row, gaps filled 0 2025 — 142nd Liberal democracy row, gaps filled 0 2025 — 142nd Varieties democracy vdem, annual growth rate -13.64 % change on previous year 2025 down 1,218.2% 171st Government Effectiveness Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.133 2025 down 19.9% 161st Egalitarian Democracy Index 0.032 2025 down 11.1% 174th Deliberative Democracy Index 0.038 2025 down 19.1% 165th Direct Democracy Index 0.02 2025 unchanged 104th Key media freedoms -3.02 2025 down 15.5% 175th Media Corruption Score -0.152 2025 up 79.9% 123rd Key media freedoms, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 35th Academic Freedom Index 0.054 2025 up 14.9% 170th Legislative Corruption Score -1.1 2025 down 0.3% 128th Key features of democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2015 up 0.4% 52nd Key features of liberal democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2015 up 25.4% 68th Key features of electoral democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2015 up 0.4% 52nd Varieties democracy vdem, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2015 up 0.4% 52nd Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 2023 up 16.7% 131st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.6033 units per square kilometre 2023 up 66.1% 47th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3.63 units per square kilometre 2023 up 1,902.7% 9th Electoral democracy row, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2011 — 141st Liberal democracy row, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2011 — 141st Physical Integrity Rights Score -1.79 2019 down 18.9% 184th Democracy Index 0 2018 — 119th Page 1 of 2 Next →