Madagascar vs South Sudan

Madagascar vs South Sudan: Human rights

Human rights in 2025: 0.65 of 1 in Madagascar and 0.23 of 1 in South Sudan, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Madagascar, by 0.42 of 1, or 2.86 times that in South Sudan.

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Madagascar vs South Sudan: Human rightsHuman rights in 2025: 0.65 of 1 in Madagascar and 0.23 of 1 in South Sudan, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Madagascar, by 0.42 of 1, or 2.86 times that in South Sudan.
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What the numbers say

  • Madagascar has been higher since 1988, when it overtook South Sudan.
  • In 2025, Madagascar ranked 105 and South Sudan ranked 159 of 175 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 0.65 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearMadagascarSouth SudanWorld
20250.650.230.65
20240.690.240.65
20230.710.220.66
20220.730.170.66
20210.730.20.67
20200.730.190.67
20190.730.20.68
20180.770.140.68
20170.760.120.68
20160.760.140.68
20150.760.170.69
20140.750.160.69
20130.650.20.7
20120.570.310.7
20110.570.320.7
20100.570.150.7
20090.560.160.69
20080.750.160.69
20070.740.150.69
20060.740.150.69
20050.740.150.69
20040.740.130.69
20030.710.10.69
20020.60.10.68
20010.70.10.68
20000.70.10.67
19990.70.090.66
19980.70.090.65
19970.70.090.65
19960.730.090.65
19950.740.090.65
19940.730.090.64
19930.690.080.63
19920.680.080.62
19910.460.080.6
19900.490.080.57
19890.460.170.51
19880.450.440.5
19870.440.460.5
19860.430.460.49
19850.410.420.48
19840.40.240.47
19830.40.230.47
19820.390.240.46
19810.390.240.46
19800.390.240.46
19790.390.220.45
19780.390.220.44
19770.390.210.44
19760.390.210.44
19750.370.210.44
19740.460.210.43
19730.470.210.43
19720.410.210.44
19710.450.20.44
19700.450.20.44
19690.440.210.44
19680.440.440.45
19670.440.440.45
19660.440.440.46
19650.440.440.46
19640.440.340.46
19630.440.230.46
19620.440.230.46
19610.440.240.46
19600.410.240.46
19590.30.250.44
19580.250.470.44
19570.250.480.43
19560.20.480.43
19550.190.430.43
19540.190.450.43
19530.190.440.43
19520.190.270.43
19510.190.270.43
19500.190.270.42
19490.170.270.42
19480.160.270.42
19470.140.270.42
19460.180.270.42
19450.150.270.38
19440.150.270.35
19430.150.270.35
19420.150.270.35
19410.150.270.35
19400.150.270.36
19390.170.270.38
19380.180.270.39
19370.180.270.39
19360.170.270.39
19350.160.270.4
19340.160.270.4
19330.160.270.4
19320.160.270.41
19310.160.270.41
19300.160.270.41
19290.160.260.41
19280.160.260.41
19270.160.260.41
19260.160.260.41
19250.160.250.41
19240.160.250.42
19230.160.260.41
19220.160.260.42
19210.160.260.42
19200.190.240.42
19190.190.240.41
19180.190.240.4
19170.190.240.39
19160.190.240.39
19150.190.240.4
19140.190.240.4
19130.190.240.41
19120.190.240.41
19110.190.240.41
19100.190.240.41
19090.190.240.41
19080.190.240.41
19070.190.240.41
19060.190.240.41
19050.160.240.41
19040.160.240.41
19030.160.240.41
19020.160.240.41
19010.160.240.41
19000.160.240.41
18990.16–0.47
18980.16–0.47
18970.15–0.46
18960.22–0.47
18950.22–0.46
18940.22–0.46
18930.22–0.46
18920.22–0.45
18910.22–0.45
18900.22–0.45
18890.22–0.45
18880.22–0.45
18870.22–0.45
18860.22–0.44
18850.22–0.44
18840.220.40.44
18830.230.40.44
18820.230.40.44
18810.230.410.44
18800.230.420.44
18790.230.420.45
18780.230.40.45
18770.230.380.44
18760.230.370.45
18750.230.370.45
18740.230.370.45
18730.230.370.45
18720.230.370.44
18710.230.370.45
18700.230.370.44
18690.230.360.44
18680.210.360.43
18670.210.360.44
18660.210.360.43
18650.210.360.43
18640.210.360.42
18630.540.360.43
18620.540.360.43
18610.480.360.42
18600.190.360.41
18590.10.360.4
18580.10.360.4
18570.10.360.4
18560.10.360.4
18550.10.360.4
18540.10.360.4
18530.10.360.4
18520.10.360.39
18510.10.360.39
18500.10.340.39
18490.10.350.41
18480.10.330.4
18470.10.330.38
18460.10.330.38
18450.10.330.37
18440.10.330.37
18430.10.330.37
18420.10.330.37
18410.10.320.37
18400.10.320.36
18390.10.310.36
18380.10.310.36
18370.10.310.36
18360.10.310.36
18350.10.310.36
18340.10.310.35
18330.10.310.35
18320.10.310.35
18310.10.310.35
18300.10.310.35
18290.10.310.35
18280.180.310.35
18270.190.310.35
18260.190.310.35
18250.190.310.35
18240.190.310.34
18230.190.310.35
18220.190.310.34
18210.190.310.34
18200.19–0.33
18190.19–0.32
18180.19–0.31
18170.19–0.31
1816––0.32
1815––0.32
1814––0.3
1813––0.29
1812––0.28
1811––0.28
1810––0.29
1809––0.29
1808––0.28
1807––0.28
1806––0.27
1805––0.27
1804––0.27
1803––0.27
1802––0.27
1801––0.27
1800––0.27
1799––0.28
1798––0.27
1797––0.27
1796––0.27
1795––0.27
1794––0.27
1793––0.27
1792––0.27
1791––0.27
1790––0.27
1789––0.27

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • V-Dem’s civil liberties index: how free people are from government violence and how far they hold private and political liberties, from 0 to 1.
  • Source: V-Dem (2026), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 175 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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