South Sudan is a presidential republic that became independent in 2011 and is run under a transitional arrangement. President Salva Kiir dissolved the transitional government in September 2026, with elections scheduled for December 2026.
In the 12 Axes register, South Sudan leans hardest on Democratic – Autocratic: Autocratic 83%; the register median is balanced 50%.
Take the test and this line shows how close your twelve scores are to South Sudan, and the axis where you differ most.
Where South Sudan sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Unitary
Federal on paper, president appoints state governors
Oligarchy
No national election held since independence
Statist
Opposition leader Machar arrested in 2025
Anti-Interventionist
Sovereignty-focused, regional security ties
Military-Focused
Armed forces and militias active
Centrist
Many ethnic groups, 2011 independence
Mixed Economic
Oil-dependent state revenue
Balanced
Oil economy, weak private sector
Moderate
Landlocked, oil exported via Sudan
Spiritual
Majority Christian, secular constitution
Traditionalist
Same-sex acts criminalised
Neutral
No distinct state stance
Set against the median of all 195 countries in the register.
Democratic – Autocratic
On Democratic – Autocratic, South Sudan is at Autocratic 83%. The register median is balanced 50%.
Federal – Unitary
On Federal – Unitary, South Sudan is at Unitary 68%, almost the register median of Unitary 68%.
Closeness is 100 minus the root-mean-square distance on all twelve axes.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · freedomhouse.org
Map: Spesh531, derivative work by Spesh531, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped and resized.
Last updated: 2026-10-15
The tiers on this page are our estimates from public positions and policies. They are not an official statement by the person or the government concerned. Two independent passes scored every axis and a third settled the differences. How the register works. Found a mistake? Write to [email protected].
