Red List Index in South Sudan
South Sudan: Red List Index was 0.969 index in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.969 index
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
25th
of 261 countries
All-time high
0.9862 index
in 1980
All-time low
0.969 index
in 2025
Years of data
46
1980–2025
Red List Index in South Sudan, 1980–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2025, red list index in South Sudan stood at 0.969 index. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, red list index in South Sudan peaked at 0.9862 index in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.969 index, in 2025.
That places South Sudan 25th out of 261 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Red List Index in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.9862 index | — |
| 1981 | 0.986 index | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.9857 index | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.9852 index | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.985 index | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9846 index | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.9844 index | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.984 index | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.9838 index | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.9834 index | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.9831 index | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.9828 index | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9824 index | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.9822 index | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.9818 index | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9813 index | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9808 index | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.9803 index | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9796 index | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.979 index | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9785 index | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9779 index | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9774 index | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.977 index | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9767 index | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9764 index | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9761 index | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9758 index | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9755 index | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9751 index | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9747 index | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9742 index | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9737 index | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9731 index | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9729 index | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9725 index | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9722 index | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9719 index | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9715 index | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9712 index | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9708 index | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9706 index | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9701 index | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9697 index | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9694 index | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.969 index | -0.0% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 0.969 index is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.9225 index, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 0.969 index is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9225 index, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9848 index | 0.9834 index | 0.9862 index | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9813 index | 0.979 index | 0.9831 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9766 index | 0.9751 index | 0.9785 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9728 index | 0.9712 index | 0.9747 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9699 index | 0.969 index | 0.9708 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 22 Liechtenstein 0.9711 index compare
- 23 Gambia 0.9704 index compare
- 24 Zambia 0.9703 index compare
- 26 Germany 0.9682 index compare
- 27 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0.9671 index compare
- 28 Mauritania 0.967 index compare
More development goals data for South Sudan
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 16,352 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 11.57 constant US$ (2025)
- Infant deaths 24,071 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 13,744 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 0.4116 ltpureal (2024)
- Under-five deaths 31,993 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 462.6 num th (2024)
- Children moderately or severely overweight 65.6 num th (2024)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1,229 ratio (2024)
- Annual inflation, consumer prices 91.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is red list index in South Sudan?
- Red list index in South Sudan was 0.969 index in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest red list index recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9862 index in 1980.
- What is the lowest red list index recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.969 index in 2025.
- How does South Sudan rank for red list index?
- South Sudan ranks 25th out of 261 countries with data for 2025.
- Is red list index rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Red List Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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