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South Sudan vs South Africa

South Sudan and South Africa side by side across 201 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$6.07B vs $479.96BSouth Sudan vs South Africa
GDP per Capita$488 vs $7,503South Sudan vs South Africa
Population12.19M vs 64.75MSouth Sudan vs South Africa

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201 indicators

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Indicator South Sudan South AfricaPeriod
GDPEconomy$6.07B$479.96B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$488$7,5032026
Inflation RateEconomy14%5%2026
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy7%2026-07-01
Official Exchange RateEconomy2,163.1 LCU/USD16.37 LCU/USD2024/2026
Budget BalanceEconomy1.4%-4.9%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy12.4%32.4%2023/2025
Public DebtEconomy57.3%78.9%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$929.99M$8.16B2015/2025 ⚠
GDP GrowthEconomy4.1%1%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$1,050$6,2702015/2025 ⚠
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$1,010$15,6002015/2025 ⚠
GDP (PPP)Economy$12.83B$1.03T2015/2025 ⚠
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy10.4%2.8%2015/2025 ⚠
Industry (% of GDP)Economy33.1%24.1%2015/2025 ⚠
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy3.5%12.3%2015/2025 ⚠
Services (% of GDP)Economy56.6%63.1%2015/2025 ⚠
Investment (% of GDP)Economy5.8%13.9%2015/2025 ⚠
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$1.18B$1B2023/2025
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy9.5%0.2%2015/2025 ⚠
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy44.8%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$15.96M$76.02B2024/2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy3.2%89.4%2025/2024
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy25.9%2024
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy73.4%55.6%2023/2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy70.4%49.9%2023/2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy4454.12016/2022 ⚠
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy76.5%17.4%2016/2022 ⚠
Account OwnershipEconomy5.8%81.1%2021/2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy29.1%34.6%2008/2024 ⚠
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy2%0.7%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy65.6%60.9%2015/2025 ⚠
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy17.7%2.8%2015/2025 ⚠
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$12M$2.72B2018/2020
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy3.89M2020
Current Account BalanceEconomy3.2%-0.9%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$83.42M$2.47B2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy2.4%0.6%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy27.2%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy33%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy18.5%60.1%2008/2024 ⚠
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy18.851.72023/2024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy13.1%7.3%2015/2021 ⚠
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy10.4%0.4%2015/2021 ⚠
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%3.8%2015/2021 ⚠
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2015/2021 ⚠
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy15.9%0.4%2015/2023 ⚠
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$156$242023
Lending Interest RateEconomy14.3%10.7%2025
Real Interest RateEconomy-55%7.7%2025
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy6.2%12.9%2015/2025 ⚠
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$779$5,5212015/2021 ⚠
Employment in AgricultureEconomy63.8%5.4%2023/2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy1.7%20.8%2023/2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy34.6%73.8%2023/2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy80.3%11.7%2023/2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy65.8%2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy4.9%3.7%2016/2022 ⚠
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy1.782024
ATMs per 100,000Economy1462024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy-9.8%-0%2015/2025 ⚠
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy5.7%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy88%30.2%2016/2022 ⚠
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy97.6%59.6%2016/2022 ⚠
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$4.4B$134.18B2015/2025 ⚠
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$3.47B$126.02B2015/2025 ⚠
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.7940.5532024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.7920.1452024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade39.12021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade8.2%2025
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade38.3%2025
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade12.8%2025
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade5.7%2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade36.7%31.4%2015/2025 ⚠
Imports (% of GDP)Trade28.9%29.5%2015/2025 ⚠
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.3880.7412023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.3882023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.2260.4762023
PopulationDemographics12.19M64.75M2025
Population GrowthDemographics2%1.1%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics57.7 years66.3 years2024
Median AgeDemographics19 years28.9 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics3.792.212024
Rural PopulationDemographics78.3%36.2%2025
Population Under 15Demographics38%25.7%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics21.7%63.8%2025
Population DensityDemographics22/km²53.6/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics29.417.82026
Death RateDemographics9.99.312026
Net Migration RateDemographics0.642.012026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics60.7 years69.8 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics54.8 years62.8 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics3.5%1.3%2025
Infant MortalityHealth71.924.22024
HIV PrevalenceHealth1.5%17.2%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health11.6%8.9%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.040.792022
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth41742023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth23.324.52021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth22.4%22.7%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth27.1%6.7%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth73.8%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth691.8117.62023
Under-Five MortalityHealth98.734.72023
Neonatal MortalityHealth40.211.72023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth3203892024
Measles ImmunizationHealth72%66%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth73%65%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth22.2%2024
Basic SanitationHealth3.6%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth4.6%7.2%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health2.252010
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth4%54.6%2010/2016 ⚠
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth39.7%96.7%2020/2016
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health0.696.392022
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth96.351.82024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$73$5372023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth28.9%37.2%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth23.7%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth61.9%93.7%2013/2016
Child StuntingChild Welfare30%24.4%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare22.7%3.6%2010/2017 ⚠
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare35.4%88.6%2010/2017 ⚠
Child MarriageChild Welfare51.5%3.6%2010/2016 ⚠
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare6%11.8%2010/2017 ⚠
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education1.6%6%2016/2024 ⚠
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation23.5%2023
Adult Literacy RateEducation26.8%91.2%2008/2024 ⚠
Youth Literacy RateEducation36.7%97.2%2008/2024 ⚠
Primary Completion RateEducation24.6%97.6%2010/2024 ⚠
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation14.6%92.5%2010/2024 ⚠
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation35.3%93.9%2024/2023
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation43.4%90.4%2015/2023 ⚠
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation38.7%86.9%2015/2023 ⚠
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation5.5%62.2%2010/2024 ⚠
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation44%77.9%2011/2002 ⚠
Secondary EnrollmentEducation122.1%104.1%2024/2023
UndernourishmentFood Security22.3%10%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security8.5M2026-06
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture44.9%79.4%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture114.8113.22022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture1.71M t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture960K t98K t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture45K t6.33K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture157K t12.85M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture38K t3.08K t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture1.92M t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture965 kg/ha4,874 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture988 kg/ha2,912 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture3,809 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture14.3M head12.1M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance1443.72012/2022 ⚠
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance8412024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.1330.7432025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.0640.6332025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.8930.5382025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-2.06-0.192024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-2.17-0.232024
Rule of LawGovernance-1.970.022024
Political StabilityGovernance-1.49-0.622024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-1.93-0.062024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-1.890.612024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian601.82K55.18K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian1.28M02025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian3.25K82.36K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian60.6K02025
Internet UsersTechnology9.3%78.4%2020/2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology46.6179.32023/2024
4G CoverageTechnology15%99.4%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology05.32023/2024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology24.2%1.3%2025
3G CoverageTechnology18%99.9%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology25.8%3.4%2016/2025 ⚠
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology8.2%1.1%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.6%2022
Electricity AccessInfrastructure5.4%90.2%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure15.45M2023
Slum PopulationInfrastructure94.2%24.2%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy44.7 MW16.6K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy44.7 MW11.3K MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy4.3K MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy751.7 MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy32.4%9.7%2021
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy0%89.8%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy48 kWh3,247 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy4%10.2%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy3.7 MW14.1 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy0.7%86.3%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy1.8%8%2024/2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%4.7%2024/2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy0%0.8%2024/2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy98.2%82.2%2024/2025
Electricity DemandEnergy0.6 TWh237 TWh2024/2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy643 gCO₂/kWh699 gCO₂/kWh2024/2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy613 kWh21,287 kWh2023/2024
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate6.88 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate0.3%6.4%2021
Forest AreaClimate11.3%14%2023
Protected AreasClimate15.4%12.9%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate2.5%47.1%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate23.7 µg/m³27.7 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does South Sudan or South Africa have the larger economy?

South Africa has the larger economy: $6.07B for South Sudan versus $479.96B for South Africa (GDP, current US$).

How do South Sudan and South Africa compare across indicators?

This page compares South Sudan and South Africa on 201 indicators — economy, demographics, health, governance and more — each with its latest value, source, and a link to the full 54-country ranking.

How do I get this comparison via the API?

Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=<key>&latest=true&country_codes=SS,ZA with a free Africa API key to get both countries' latest values as JSON.

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