South Sudan

Sub-Saharan Africa · Low income · capital Juba

Reports 19 of 21 indicators tracked here.

Every figure below is the most recent year this country reported — the years differ, sometimes by a decade. Nothing is interpolated or carried forward.

Health

Life expectancy

2024 · 2 years old

57.7years

Ranks 214 of 217 in 2024

23% below world median · 10% below Sub-Saharan Africa

Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Under-5 mortality

2024 · 2 years old

96.7per 1,000 live births

Ranks 192 of 196 in 2024

5.5× above world median · 98% above Sub-Saharan Africa

Medians computed across 196 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Maternal mortality

2023 · 3 years old

692per 100,000 live births

Ranks 191 of 194 in 2023

13.7× above world median · 1.7× above Sub-Saharan Africa

Medians computed across 194 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure

Child stunting

2010 · 16 years old

31.3% of under-5s

Ranks 22 of 42 in 2010

about the same world median · 15% below Sub-Saharan Africa

Medians computed across 42 countries reporting in 2010 — not a published figure

Health spending

2023 · 3 years old

11.61% of GDP

Not ranked — no better end

83% above world median

Medians computed across 192 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure

Fertility rate

2024 · 2 years old

3.79births per woman

Not ranked — no better end

100% above world median

Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Education

Adult literacy

2008 · 18 years old

26.8% of adults 15+

Ranks 32 of 32 in 2008

71% below world median · 47% below Sub-Saharan Africa

Medians computed across 32 countries reporting in 2008 — not a published figure

Primary enrolment

2024 · 2 years old

98.4% gross

Ranks 75 of 134 in 2024

about the same world median · about the same Sub-Saharan Africa

Medians computed across 134 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Education spending

2016 · 10 years old

1.57% of GDP

Ranks 157 of 163 in 2016

63% below world median · 56% below Sub-Saharan Africa

Medians computed across 163 countries reporting in 2016 — not a published figure

Economy

GDP per capita

2015 · 11 years old

1,080current US$

Ranks 186 of 212 in 2015

82% below world median · 4% below Sub-Saharan Africa

Medians computed across 212 countries reporting in 2015 — not a published figure

GDP per capita (PPP)

2015 · 11 years old

1,155international $

Ranks 196 of 199 in 2015

91% below world median · 61% below Sub-Saharan Africa

Medians computed across 199 countries reporting in 2015 — not a published figure

Extreme poverty

2016 · 10 years old

76.5% of population

Ranks 83 of 83 in 2016

53.6× above world median · 27% above Sub-Saharan Africa

Medians computed across 83 countries reporting in 2016 — not a published figure

Income inequality (Gini)

2016 · 10 years old

44.0index, 0–100

Ranks 71 of 83 in 2016

28% above world median · about the same Sub-Saharan Africa

Medians computed across 83 countries reporting in 2016 — not a published figure

Unemployment

2023 · 3 years old

12.4% of labour force

Ranks 162 of 184 in 2023

1.4× above world median · 1.3× above Sub-Saharan Africa

Medians computed across 184 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure

Inflation

2024 · 2 years old

91.4% per year

Not ranked — no better end

29.3× above world median

Medians computed across 174 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Military spending

2024 · 2 years old

1.96% of GDP

Not ranked — no better end

24% above world median

Medians computed across 147 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Infrastructure

Electricity access

2024 · 2 years old

5.4% of population

Ranks 215 of 215 in 2024

95% below world median · 91% below Sub-Saharan Africa

Medians computed across 215 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Internet use

2019 · 7 years old

6.7% of population

Ranks 187 of 189 in 2019

90% below world median · 69% below Sub-Saharan Africa

Medians computed across 189 countries reporting in 2019 — not a published figure

Society

Population

2025 · 1 year old

12.2mpeople

Not ranked — no better end

86% above world median

Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure

Never reported

South Sudan has no figure in this dataset for Safe drinking water, CO₂ per person. That is an absence of measurement, not a value of zero.

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved into this site's own database; see methodology.