South Sudan vs Uganda

South Sudan vs Uganda: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.13 of 1 in South Sudan and 0.25 of 1 in Uganda, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Uganda, by 0.12 of 1, or 1.9 times that in South Sudan.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

South Sudan vs Uganda: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.13 of 1 in South Sudan and 0.25 of 1 in Uganda, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Uganda, by 0.12 of 1, or 1.9 times that in South Sudan.
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What the numbers say

  • Uganda has been higher since 1989, when it overtook South Sudan.
  • In 2025, South Sudan ranked 163 and Uganda ranked 129 of 175 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearSouth SudanUgandaWorld
20250.130.250.48
20240.150.260.49
20230.170.260.49
20220.130.270.5
20210.140.270.5
20200.170.290.51
20190.160.280.52
20180.150.280.52
20170.160.290.52
20160.160.290.52
20150.170.30.52
20140.160.310.52
20130.170.310.52
20120.190.320.53
20110.190.320.53
20100.210.320.52
20090.20.320.52
20080.20.320.52
20070.20.320.52
20060.20.320.52
20050.20.290.52
20040.180.270.51
20030.170.260.51
20020.170.260.5
20010.170.270.49
20000.130.30.49
19990.150.310.49
19980.150.310.49
19970.150.310.49
19960.140.30.48
19950.090.290.47
19940.090.290.47
19930.090.270.46
19920.090.260.44
19910.090.260.42
19900.090.180.41
19890.170.170.36
19880.370.130.36
19870.370.120.35
19860.330.120.34
19850.210.180.34
19840.20.220.33
19830.180.220.32
19820.160.220.32
19810.180.220.32
19800.170.150.32
19790.180.080.31
19780.180.080.3
19770.160.080.3
19760.160.080.29
19750.160.080.29
19740.150.080.29
19730.150.080.29
19720.150.080.29
19710.110.120.29
19700.10.190.29
19690.10.20.29
19680.230.220.3
19670.210.220.29
19660.210.240.29
19650.210.390.3
19640.110.390.3
19630.070.390.3
19620.070.250.29
19610.070.180.29
19600.070.180.28
19590.080.160.27
19580.260.170.27
19570.290.090.27
19560.290.090.26
19550.240.080.25
19540.230.080.25
19530.170.080.24
19520.110.070.24
19510.110.070.24
19500.110.060.23
19490.110.060.22
19480.060.060.22
19470.060.060.21
19460.060.060.19
19450.060.060.16
19440.060.060.14
19430.060.060.14
19420.060.060.14
19410.060.060.15
19400.060.060.15
19390.060.060.17
19380.060.060.17
19370.060.060.17
19360.060.060.17
19350.060.060.17
19340.060.060.18
19330.060.060.18
19320.060.060.19
19310.060.060.18
19300.060.060.18
19290.060.060.19
19280.060.060.19
19270.060.060.19
19260.060.060.19
19250.060.060.19
19240.060.060.19
19230.060.060.19
19220.060.060.19
19210.060.060.19
19200.060.060.18
19190.050.060.16
19180.050.060.15
19170.050.060.15
19160.050.060.15
19150.050.060.15
19140.050.060.15
19130.050.060.15
19120.050.060.15
19110.050.060.15
19100.050.060.15
19090.050.060.15
19080.050.060.15
19070.050.060.15
19060.050.060.15
19050.050.060.15
19040.050.060.14
19030.050.060.14
19020.050.060.15
19010.050.060.14
19000.050.060.14
1899––0.22
1898––0.22
1897––0.22
1896––0.22
1895––0.22
1894––0.21
1893––0.21
1892––0.21
1891––0.2
1890––0.2
1889––0.2
1888––0.2
1887––0.2
1886––0.19
1885––0.19
18840.15–0.2
18830.15–0.19
18820.07–0.19
18810.07–0.19
18800.07–0.19
18790.07–0.19
18780.04–0.18
18770.04–0.18
18760.04–0.19
18750.04–0.18
18740.04–0.18
18730.04–0.18
18720.04–0.18
18710.04–0.18
18700.04–0.18
18690.04–0.17
18680.04–0.17
18670.04–0.17
18660.04–0.16
18650.04–0.16
18640.04–0.16
18630.04–0.16
18620.03–0.16
18610.03–0.15
18600.03–0.15
18590.03–0.14
18580.03–0.14
18570.03–0.14
18560.03–0.13
18550.03–0.13
18540.03–0.13
18530.03–0.13
18520.03–0.13
18510.03–0.13
18500.03–0.13
18490.03–0.15
18480.03–0.13
18470.03–0.11
18460.03–0.11
18450.03–0.11
18440.03–0.11
18430.03–0.1
18420.03–0.1
18410.03–0.1
18400.03–0.1
18390.03–0.1
18380.03–0.09
18370.03–0.09
18360.03–0.1
18350.03–0.09
18340.03–0.09
18330.03–0.09
18320.03–0.09
18310.03–0.09
18300.03–0.09
18290.03–0.08
18280.03–0.08
18270.03–0.09
18260.03–0.08
18250.03–0.08
18240.03–0.08
18230.03–0.08
18220.03–0.08
18210.03–0.07
1820––0.07
1819––0.06
1818––0.06
1817––0.06
1816––0.06
1815––0.06
1814––0.05
1813––0.05
1812––0.06
1811––0.06
1810––0.06
1809––0.05
1808––0.05
1807––0.05
1806––0.05
1805––0.05
1804––0.05
1803––0.05
1802––0.05
1801––0.05
1800––0.05
1799––0.05
1798––0.06
1797––0.05
1796––0.05
1795––0.05
1794––0.05
1793––0.05
1792––0.05
1791––0.05
1790––0.05
1789––0.05

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Good to know

  • V-Dem’s electoral democracy index: how far rulers answer to voters through free and fair elections, with free speech and association, 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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