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Topic 11 of 18 · Country Index 2026
South Sudan: Risk & Resilience
How exposed is a country to crisis, and how ready is it to cope?
South Sudan is placed 183rd of 193 countries on risk & resilience in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: World Risk Index 4.17 (2025); INFORM Risk Index 8.5 (2025).
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183rd
of 193 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 4 key statistics
- 4.17World Risk Index, 2025WorldRiskIndex score (0–100, where 100 is the most at risk)
- 8.5INFORM Risk Index, 2025INFORM Risk score (0–10, where 10 is the highest risk)
- —Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN), 2024No reading for this country
- 16.49Able to Raise Emergency Funds Within 30 Days, 2024Adults who could raise emergency funds within 30 days without great difficulty (% of population aged 15+)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place South Sudan on risk & resilience — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
World Risk Index
Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 4.0
4.17
WorldRiskIndex score (0–100, where 100 is the most at risk)
Lower is better
South Sudan: 4.17. Across the 193 countries in this edition, values run from 0.18 (Monaco) to 46.56 (Philippines); the world median is 4.17.
- World median
- 4.17
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 2.38 Zimbabwe
- Land neighbours
- Central African Republic 3.41 · DR Congo 9.68 · Ethiopia 4.87 · Kenya 13.72 · Sudan 10.41 · Uganda 2.81
Key 2 of 4
INFORM Risk Index
European Commission Joint Research Centre, with the Inter-Agency Standing Committee
2026 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 4.0 (via the European Commission's reuse policy)
8.5
INFORM Risk score (0–10, where 10 is the highest risk)
Lower is better
South Sudan: 8.5. Across the 191 countries in this edition, values run from 0.7 (Singapore) to 8.5 (South Sudan); the world median is 3.7.
- World median
- 3.7
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 1.4 Seychelles
- Land neighbours
- Central African Republic 7.6 · DR Congo 8 · Ethiopia 7 · Kenya 6.2 · Sudan 7.8 · Uganda 6.5
Key 3 of 4
Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN)
Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 Unported
No reading
ND-GAIN Vulnerability (0–1, where 1 is the most vulnerable)
Lower is better
Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame publishes no 2024 figure for South Sudan, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 190 countries in this edition, values run from 0.263 (Norway) to 0.655 (Mauritania); the world median is 0.45.
- World median
- 0.45
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 0.428 Seychelles
- Land neighbours
- Central African Republic 0.588 · DR Congo 0.571 · Ethiopia 0.508 · Kenya 0.482 · Sudan 0.629 · Uganda 0.536
Key 4 of 4
Able to Raise Emergency Funds Within 30 Days
World Bank Group
Latest reading per country, 2021–2024 · South Sudan’s is from 2021 · CC BY 4.0
16.49
Adults who could raise emergency funds within 30 days without great difficulty (% of population aged 15+)
Higher is better
South Sudan: 16.49. Across the 142 countries at their latest reading, values run from 16.49 (South Sudan) to 93.69 (Sweden); the world median is 53.85.
- World median
- 53.85
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 68.83 Mauritius
- Land neighbours
- DR Congo 51.76 · Ethiopia 35.26 · Kenya 49.77 · Uganda 53.78
02Over time
Which way South Sudan is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
World Risk Index
WorldRiskIndex score (0–100, where 100 is the most at risk) · lower is better
South SudanWorld median
South Sudan rose from 2.21 in 2000 to 4.17 in 2025; the world median went from 4.55 to 4.17.
Every year’s figures
Year South Sudan World median 2025 4.17 4.17 2024 4.17 4.17 2023 4.20 4.27 2022 4.08 4.08 2021 4.23 4.23 2020 4.22 4.12 2019 4.23 4.23 2018 4.16 4.14 2017 4.29 4.24 2016 3.90 4.23 2015 4.26 4.04 2014 4.20 4.07 2013 4.08 4.08 2012 4.13 4.07 2011 3.69 3.99 2010 2.39 3.86 2009 2.34 3.94 2008 2.54 4.11 2007 2.27 4.41 2006 2.20 4.51 2005 2.22 4.54 2004 2.22 4.42 2003 2.22 4.50 2002 2.22 4.65 2001 2.22 4.37 2000 2.21 4.55 INFORM Risk Index
INFORM Risk score (0–10, where 10 is the highest risk) · lower is better
South SudanWorld median
South Sudan fell from 8.7 in 2016 to 8.5 in 2025; the world median went from 3.6 to 3.7.
Every year’s figures
Year South Sudan World median 2025 8.5 3.7 2024 8.2 3.5 2023 8.2 3.6 2022 8.3 3.6 2021 8.3 3.6 2020 8.3 3.6 2019 8.5 3.6 2018 8.5 3.5 2017 8.7 3.5 2016 8.7 3.6
03In context
South Sudan beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 193 countries on risk & resilience, never a place within the region.
South Sudan and the countries it borders
Standing among all 193; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | World Risk IndexWorldRiskIndex score (0–100, where 100 is the most at risk) | INFORM Risk IndexINFORM Risk score (0–10, where 10 is the highest risk) | Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN)ND-GAIN Vulnerability (0–1, where 1 is the most vulnerable) | Able to Raise Emergency Funds Within 30 DaysAdults who could raise emergency funds within 30 days without great difficulty (% of population aged 15+) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Uganda | 145th | 2.81 | 6.5 | 0.536 | 53.78 |
 Kenya | =165th | 13.72 | 6.2 | 0.482 | 49.77 |
 Central African Republic | =170th | 3.41 | 7.6 | 0.588 | — |
 Ethiopia | 172nd | 4.87 | 7 | 0.508 | 35.26 |
 DR Congo | 180th | 9.68 | 8 | 0.571 | 51.76 |
| South Sudan | 183rd | 4.17 | 8.5 | — | 16.49 |
 Sudancompare | 188th | 10.41 | 7.8 | 0.629 | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Eastern Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 193.
Placed either side on risk & resilience
The countries immediately above and below South Sudan in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where South Sudan is ahead of the world, and behind
20 more statistics filed under risk & resilience, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median4
Statistics on which South Sudan does better than the middle country measured.
Per Capita Food Supply VariabilityFAO · 2024 · world median 29929No earlier reading
South Sudan: 9 · world median 29 · Year-to-year variability of the food supply (kcal per person per day). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4 to 227; lower is better.
Drought Risk (Aqueduct)WRI · 2019 · world median 2.6231.8842.623No earlier reading
South Sudan: 1.884 · world median 2.623 · Drought risk score (0–5). World Resources Institute (WRI), 2023 edition, data for 2019.
Published values in that edition run from 0.553 to 4.081; lower is better.
Ranked 116th of 138 by WRI (1st = worst).
Water StressFAO · 2023 · world median 104.2310No real change since 2013
South Sudan: 4.23 · world median 10 · Freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.03 to 3,851; lower is better.
Position 123rd of 177 · derived, 1st = worst.
Baseline Water Stress (Aqueduct)WRI · 2019 · world median 1.6631.3931.663No earlier reading
South Sudan: 1.393 · world median 1.663 · Baseline water stress score (0–5). World Resources Institute (WRI), 2023 edition, data for 2019.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 5; lower is better.
Behind the world median8
Statistics on which South Sudan does worse than the middle country measured.
Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per CapitaFAO · 2022 · world median 2,5282,3592,528No real change since 2012
South Sudan: 2,359 · world median 2,528 · Renewable internal freshwater (cubic metres per person). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 445,023; higher is better.
Position 94th of 181 · derived.
Political Stability and Absence of ViolenceWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 0.171-1.5150.171▲ Improved since 2015
South Sudan: -1.515 · world median 0.171 · Political Stability estimate (−2.5 to 2.5). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -2.506 to 1.563; higher is better.
Position 190th of 211 · derived.
Days Above 35°CECMWF · 2025 · world median 3.48155.563.48No real change since 2015
South Sudan: 155.56 · world median 3.48 · Days a year with a maximum temperature above 35°C, averaged over the country’s land. World Bank Group (Climate Change Knowledge Portal), from Copernicus ERA5 (ECMWF), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 222.89; lower is better.
INFORM Severity IndexACAPS · 2025 · world median 3.14.53.1▼ Worsened since 2020
South Sudan: 4.5 · world median 3.1 · INFORM Severity (1–5, most severe crisis). ACAPS, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.3 to 4.7; lower is better.
Position 3rd of 81 · derived, 1st = worst.
Children's Climate Risk IndexUNICEF · 2020 · world median 58.25No earlier reading
South Sudan: 8.2 · world median 5 · Children's Climate Risk Index (0–10, higher is more risk). UNICEF, 2021 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 8.7; lower is better.
Ranked 7th of 163 by UNICEF (1st = worst).
Riverine Flood Risk (Aqueduct)WRI · 2019 · world median 2.4034.3532.403No earlier reading
South Sudan: 4.353 · world median 2.403 · Riverine flood risk score (0–5). World Resources Institute (WRI), 2023 edition, data for 2019.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 5; lower is better.
Ranked 7th of 163 by WRI (1st = worst).
Firms Whose Assets Were Damaged by Extreme WeatherWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 9.48553.719.485No earlier reading
South Sudan: 53.71 · world median 9.485 · Firms whose physical assets were damaged by extreme weather (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 59.21; lower is better.
Position 2nd of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Global Report on Food CrisesFSIN · 2024 · world median 225622▼ Worsened since 2016
South Sudan: 56 · world median 22 · In IPC Phase 3+ (% of analysed population). Food Security Information Network (FSIN), 2025 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3 to 56; lower is better.
Position 1st of 44 · derived, 1st = worst.
No better end8
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Burned AreaGWIS · 2025 · world median 13,82426,577,44813,824No real change since 2015
South Sudan: 26,577,448 · world median 13,824 · Burned area (hectares). European Commission Joint Research Centre — Global Wildfire Information System (GWIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 50,562,035.
Refugees by Country of OriginUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency · 2025 · world median 1,2722,386,4991,272No real change since 2015
South Sudan: 2,386,499 · world median 1,272 · Refugees under UNHCR's mandate from this country, end of year (people). UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 5,224,131.
Refugee Population by Country of AsylumUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency · 2025 · world median 12,269601,81812,269Moved since 2015
South Sudan: 601,818 · world median 12,269 · Refugees under UNHCR's mandate hosted, end of year (people). UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 2,655,191.
Stateless Persons by Country of ResidenceUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency · 2025 · world median 1,31460,6001,314Moved since 2020
South Sudan: 60,600 · world median 1,314 · Stateless persons reported under UNHCR's mandate, end of year (people). UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 5 to 1,177,962.
Temperature Change on LandFAO · 2025 · world median 1.4741.9181.474Moved since 2015
South Sudan: 1.918 · world median 1.474 · Change in mean land-surface temperature against the country's own 1951–1980 average, °C. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.34 to 3.294.
Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCRUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency · 2025 · world median 489,6501,277,527489,650Moved since 2015
South Sudan: 1,277,527 · world median 489,650 · Internally displaced people protected or assisted by UNHCR, end of year (people). UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 4,099 to 9,139,309.
Asylum-Seekers by Country of AsylumUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency · 2025 · world median 1,8363,2461,836Moved since 2015
South Sudan: 3,246 · world median 1,836 · Asylum-seekers awaiting a decision, end of year (people). UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 3,718,945.
Population Living Below 5 m ElevationCenter for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University · 2015 · world median 2.95402.954No real change since 1990
South Sudan: 0 · world median 2.954 · Population living below 5 m elevation (% of total population). Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University, 2015 edition, data for 2015.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 78.48.
No current reading for South Sudan
Able to Raise Emergency Funds Within 30 Days (last 2021), Adults Who Experienced a Natural Disaster or Severe Weather, Climate Readiness (ND-GAIN), Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN), ND-GAIN Country Index and World Risk Poll Resilience Index. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Risk & Resilience among South Sudan’s 13 topics
Risk & Resilience is South Sudan’s 5th best-placed topic of 13. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Environment & Sustainability9th of 1862/4 keys
- Gender & Equalityjoint 151st of 1834/4 keys
- Energy154th of 1652/3 keys
- Food & Agriculture174th of 1843/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience183rd of 1933/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties191st of 1983/4 keys
- Peace & Security173rd of 1774/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions190th of 1944/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality156th of 1593/3 keys
- Digital & Technology197th of 1983/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital196th of 1963/3 keys
- Education & Knowledge198th of 1983/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing200th of 2003/4 keys
No standing on Economy & Innovation, Work & Labour, Mobility & Trade: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on risk & resilience
The three countries placed highest of 193, and the leaders South Sudan can most readily be measured against.
1
LiechtensteinWestern Europe
1st of 193 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Guido Radig,Inkey · CC BY 3.0, greyscale
2
LuxembourgWestern Europe
2nd of 193 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: Michal Osmenda from Brussels, Belgium · CC BY-SA 2.0, greyscale
3
DenmarkNorthern Europe
3rd of 193 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: User:Aconcagua · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Africa
Seychelles=27th3/4 keysThis page
South Sudan183rd3/4 keys
Positions out of 193 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
South Sudan on risk & resilience: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does South Sudan rank on risk & resilience?
South Sudan is placed 183rd of 193 countries on Risk & Resilience in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics (World Risk Index, INFORM Risk Index and Able to Raise Emergency Funds Within 30 Days). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest World Risk Index figure for South Sudan?
4.17 in 2025 (worldRiskIndex score (0–100, where 100 is the most at risk)), according to Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum. The world median in the same edition was 4.17.
What is the latest INFORM Risk Index figure for South Sudan?
8.5 in 2025 (iNFORM Risk score (0–10, where 10 is the highest risk)), according to European Commission Joint Research Centre, with the Inter-Agency Standing Committee. The world median in the same edition was 3.7.
How does South Sudan compare with Ethiopia on risk & resilience?
Ethiopia is placed 172nd of 193, and South Sudan 183rd. World Risk Index: Ethiopia 4.87, South Sudan 4.17; INFORM Risk Index: Ethiopia 7, South Sudan 8.5; Able to Raise Emergency Funds Within 30 Days: Ethiopia 35.26, South Sudan 16.49.
How have South Sudan’s risk & resilience figures changed?
World Risk Index rose from 2.21 in 2000 to 4.17 in 2025; INFORM Risk Index fell from 8.7 in 2016 to 8.5 in 2025.
Which risk & resilience statistics are missing for South Sudan?
No current reading is published for South Sudan on Able to Raise Emergency Funds Within 30 Days, Adults Who Experienced a Natural Disaster or Severe Weather, Climate Readiness (ND-GAIN), Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN), ND-GAIN Country Index and World Risk Poll Resilience Index. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
This topic does not forecast when a disaster will strike, and it does not measure financial or economic risk. Water stress is measured under Environment & Sustainability. Displacement caused by disasters and the severity of crises already under way are published here as context.
How the Risk & Resilience standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The risk & resilience method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- World Risk Index — Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum, CC BY 4.0
- INFORM Risk Index — European Commission Joint Research Centre, with the Inter-Agency Standing Committee, CC BY 4.0 (via the European Commission's reuse policy)
- Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN) — Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame, CC BY 3.0 Unported
- Able to Raise Emergency Funds Within 30 Days — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
The other 20 statistics on this page come from 10 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
South Sudan’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- South Sudan (banner) — SuSanA Secretariat derivative work: JamesA, CC BY 2.0
- Liechtenstein — Guido Radig,Inkey, CC BY 3.0
- Luxembourg — Michal Osmenda from Brussels, Belgium, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Denmark — User:Aconcagua, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). South Sudan: Risk & Resilience — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/south-sudan/risk