Country profile
South Sudan
South Sudan ranks #80 of 215 for population, #213 of 216 for life expectancy, across 21 open-data indicators.
People
Population
12M
people · 2024
Rank #80 of 215
Life expectancy
57.7
years · 2024
Rank #213 of 216
Poverty headcount
76.5%
% of population · 2016
Rank #3 of 186
Under-5 mortality
96.7
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #5 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
5.48%
% net enrollment · 2015
Rank #231 of 232
Calorie supply
2,391
kcal per person per day · 2022
Rank #165 of 189
Prosperity
Inflation, consumer prices
91.4
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #5 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
25,780
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #4 of 210
Forest area
11.3%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #200 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
30.7
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #72 of 248
Protected areas
15.4%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #95 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
0.14
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #200 of 210
Fertilizer use
0.18
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #188 of 194
Cereal yield
0.95
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #165 of 182
Digital
Internet users
6.67%
% of population · 2019
Rank #209 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
0
per 100 people · 2023
Rank #255 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
46.6
per 100 people · 2023
Rank #253 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
5.4%
% of population · 2023
Rank #215 of 215
Renewable electricity output
0.34%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #244 of 257
Energy use per person
613
kWh per person · 2023
Rank #198 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.13
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #160 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for South Sudan; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield