Social Development in South Sudan 109 indicators covering social development for South Sudan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 123,984 2025 up 2,921.1% 16th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita 0.0102 units per person 2025 up 2,653.1% 12th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2015 — 50th Political Rights Score -4 2025 down 300.0% 196th Freedom Score 0 2025 down 100.0% 197th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 3,246 2025 up 288.7% 79th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita 0.0003 units per person 2025 up 254.3% 86th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2015 — 62nd Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate 277.53 % change on previous year 2025 up 2,992.2% 2nd Full democracy 0 2025 — 78th States involved in state-based conflicts 1 2025 unchanged 1st Sovereign state 1 2025 unchanged 1st Distribution of Democracy Index 10 2018 unchanged 119th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate 21.26 % change on previous year 2025 down 96.2% 24th Equal Rights Protection Index 0.057 2025 up 14.0% 174th Physical Integrity Rights Index 0.324 2025 up 128.2% 144th Political Corruption Index 0.893 2025 up 2.6% 8th Political Corruption Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.893 2025 up 2.6% 8th Number of armed conflicts 0 conflicts 2025 down 100.0% 34th Number of state-based conflicts 0 conflicts 2025 down 100.0% 19th Countries where armed conflicts took place 1 2025 unchanged 1st Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre 0.0389 units per square kilometre 2023 down 19.8% 94th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre 0.0077 units per square kilometre 2023 up 13,430.6% 104th LGBT+ Rights Index -0.4306 2019 down 699.1% 153rd Forcibly displaced people 1.55 million 2025 down 20.9% 24th Terrorist attacks by severity 0 attacks 2021 — 1st Press freedom 0 2016 down 100.0% 131st Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions 0 number 2025 — 116th Corruption Perceptions Index 8 2024 down 46.7% 179th Internally displaced people due to conflict 944,631 people 2024 down 42.6% 16th Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.4116 2024 down 47.2% 183rd Alcohol, tourist consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), three-year 0 2024 — 55th Self-reported life satisfaction 2.82 2019 — 156th Happiness vs. life satisfaction 2.82 2019 — 156th Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions 0.0% 2025 — 90th Homicides 1,693 deaths 2021 up 21.1% 46th Homicide rate 15.75 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 up 15.4% 22nd Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population 16.52 2021 up 20.3% 23rd States involved in state based conflicts, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2022 — 31st Freedom of Association Score 2 2025 down 33.3% 97th Freedom of Expression Score 3 2025 unchanged 74th Civil Rights Score 2 2025 down 33.3% 99th Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / 945,000 2025 down 44.3% 17th Tobacco MPOWER overview: Monitor, Protect people, Offer help, Warn of 2 2024 unchanged 156th Locations of ongoing armed conflicts, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Press Freedom Index 45.78 2021 up 26.5% 42nd Number of armed conflicts, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2025 down 300.0% 29th Number of state based conflicts, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2016 unchanged 15th Share of voting rights in international organizations 0.3% 2024 down 42.0% 51st ← Previous Page 2 of 2