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South Sudan vs Sudan

87 shared metrics.

South SudanLeads in 32

vs87 shared

SudanLeads in 55

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South Sudan

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Identity

Formal name: Republic of South Sudan.

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Identity

Name origin: self-descriptive name from the country's geographic position within Sudan prior to independence.

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Sudan

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Identity

Formal name: Republic of the Sudan.

CIA 2026

Identity

Name origin: the name derives from the Arabic balad-as-sudan, meaning "Land of the Black [peoples]".

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Analysis

Sudan leads in 55 of 87 shared metrics, while South Sudan leads in 32.

South Sudan's Protected Land (%) is 5.7x that of Sudan (15.4% vs 2.3%).

South Sudan's Electricity Carbon Intensity is 3.2x that of Sudan (642.86 gCO2/kWh vs 153.69 gCO2/kWh).

South Sudan's Firms Making Informal Payments is 2.9x that of Sudan (22.82% of firms vs 5.8% of firms).

South Sudan's Firms with Female Top Manager is 2.1x that of Sudan (10.55% of firms vs 3.4% of firms).

South Sudan's Seafood Consumption per Person is 1.8x that of Sudan (3.1 kg/person/yr vs 1.1 kg/person/yr).

Key Comparisons

Protected Land (%)South Sudan leads

South Sudan

15.4%

Sudan

2.3%

Electricity Carbon IntensitySouth Sudan leads

South Sudan

642.86 gCO2/kWh

Sudan

153.69 gCO2/kWh

Firms Making Informal PaymentsSouth Sudan leads

South Sudan

22.82% of firms

Sudan

5.8% of firms

Firms with Female Top ManagerSouth Sudan leads

South Sudan

10.55% of firms

Sudan

3.4% of firms

Seafood Consumption per PersonSouth Sudan leads

South Sudan

3.1 kg/person/yr

Sudan

1.1 kg/person/yr

Suicide RateSouth Sudan leads

South Sudan

7.9 per 100k

Sudan

3.2 per 100k

All Metrics

Protected Land (%)

South Sudan

15.4%

Sudan

2.3%

570% higher

Electricity Carbon Intensity

South Sudan

642.86 gCO2/kWh

Sudan

153.69 gCO2/kWh

318% higher

Firms Making Informal Payments

South Sudan

22.82% of firms

Sudan

5.8% of firms

293% higher

Firms with Female Top Manager

South Sudan

10.55% of firms

Sudan

3.4% of firms

209% higher

Seafood Consumption per Person

South Sudan

3.1 kg/person/yr

Sudan

1.1 kg/person/yr

175% higher

Suicide Rate

South Sudan

7.9 per 100k

Sudan

3.2 per 100k

150% higher

Airports

South Sudan

Sudan

118% higher

Women's Political Empowerment

South Sudan

0.48

Sudan

0.22

117% higher

Military Spending

South Sudan

2.0% of GDP

Sudan

0.93% of GDP

112% higher

Time Zones Count

South Sudan

2.0 time zones

Sudan

1.0 time zones

100% higher

Water Stress (%)

Sudan

South Sudan

2.5%

Sudan

673.38%

100% lower

Water Withdrawal

Sudan

South Sudan

0.66 B m³

Sudan

26.93 B m³

98% lower

Railway Length

Sudan

South Sudan

248 km

Sudan

7.3K km

97% lower

Child Mortality

South Sudan

98.7 per 1k births

Sudan

50.1 per 1k births

97% higher

Scientific Publications

Sudan

South Sudan

16.38

Sudan

507.12

97% lower

Electric Generating Capacity

Sudan

South Sudan

136.0K kW

Sudan

3.81M kW

96% lower

Electricity Generation

Sudan

South Sudan

0.59 TWh

Sudan

16.75 TWh

96% lower

Irrigated Land

Sudan

South Sudan

1.0K km²

Sudan

15.5K km²

94% lower

Electricity Access (%)

Sudan

South Sudan

5.4%

Sudan

66%

92% lower

Liberal Democracy Index

South Sudan

0.06

Sudan

0.03

88% higher

Comparison of South Sudan and Sudan across 87 metrics
				Winner
Protected Land (%)	15.4%	2.3%	570% higher	South Sudan
Electricity Carbon Intensity	642.86 gCO2/kWh	153.69 gCO2/kWh	318% higher	South Sudan
Firms Making Informal Payments	22.82% of firms	5.8% of firms	293% higher	South Sudan
Firms with Female Top Manager	10.55% of firms	3.4% of firms	209% higher	South Sudan
Seafood Consumption per Person	3.1 kg/person/yr	1.1 kg/person/yr	175% higher	South Sudan
Suicide Rate	7.9 per 100k	3.2 per 100k	150% higher	South Sudan
Airports	96	44	118% higher	South Sudan
Women's Political Empowerment	0.48	0.22	117% higher	South Sudan
Military Spending	2.0% of GDP	0.93% of GDP	112% higher	South Sudan
Time Zones Count	2.0 time zones	1.0 time zones	100% higher	South Sudan
Water Stress (%)	2.5%	673.38%	100% lower	Sudan
Water Withdrawal	0.66 B m³	26.93 B m³	98% lower	Sudan
Railway Length	248 km	7.3K km	97% lower	Sudan
Child Mortality	98.7 per 1k births	50.1 per 1k births	97% higher	South Sudan
Scientific Publications	16.38	507.12	97% lower	Sudan
Electric Generating Capacity	136.0K kW	3.81M kW	96% lower	Sudan
Electricity Generation	0.59 TWh	16.75 TWh	96% lower	Sudan
Irrigated Land	1.0K km²	15.5K km²	94% lower	Sudan
Electricity Access (%)	5.4%	66%	92% lower	Sudan
Liberal Democracy Index	0.06	0.03	88% higher	South Sudan
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	0.93 per 100k	6.4 per 100k	85% lower	Sudan
Infant Mortality	72.6 per 1k births	39.2 per 1k births	85% higher	South Sudan
Doctors (per 1,000)	0.04 per 1k	0.25 per 1k	84% lower	Sudan
Electricity Use (Per Capita)	46.91 kWh/person	278.82 kWh/person	83% lower	Sudan
Energy Use (Per Capita)	69.04 kg oil eq/person	411.78 kg oil eq/person	83% lower	Sudan
Vehicles per 1,000 People	6.4 per 1k people	30.36 per 1k people	79% lower	Sudan
Sanitation Access (%)	14.43%	65.71%	78% lower	Sudan
Population	12.70M	50.47M	75% lower	Sudan
Solar Electricity Share	1.8%	1.1%	66% higher	South Sudan
Land Area	631.9K km²	1.87M km²	66% lower	Sudan
Unemployment Rate	12.48%	7.5%	66% higher	South Sudan
Internet Users (%)	9.0%	26%	65% lower	Sudan
Armed Forces Personnel	53.0K	144.0K	63% lower	Sudan
Credit Card Ownership	0.15% of adults	0.40% of adults	61% lower	Sudan
Forest Area	71.6K km²	178.4K km²	60% lower	Sudan
CO2 Per Capita	0.14 t/person/yr	0.35 t/person/yr	60% lower	Sudan
Digital Payments Used	4.8% of adults	12.02% of adults	60% lower	Sudan
Firms Asked for Bribes	27.39% of firms	17.6% of firms	56% higher	South Sudan
Health Spending Per Capita	$49.41	$31.58	56% higher	South Sudan
Youth Unemployment Rate	18.52% of youth labor force	12% of youth labor force	54% higher	South Sudan
Official Languages Count	1.0	2.0	50% lower	Sudan
Obesity Rate	8.0%	15.5%	48% lower	Sudan
Teen Birth Rate	97.13 per 1k	66.07 per 1k	47% higher	South Sudan
Renewable Energy (%)	32.4%	61%	47% lower	Sudan
Health Spending (% GDP)	6.8% of GDP	4.6% of GDP	46% higher	South Sudan
Freedom of Expression Index	0.15	0.29	46% lower	Sudan
Death Rate	8.7 per 1k	6.0 per 1k	44% higher	South Sudan
Capital Elevation	550 m	382 m	44% higher	South Sudan
Urban Population (%)	21.38%	34.87%	39% lower	Sudan
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	46.62 per 100 people	74 per 100 people	37% lower	Sudan
Corruption Perceptions Index	9.0 pts	14 pts	36% lower	Sudan
Inflation Rate	91.4%	138.8%	34% lower	Sudan
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	30.74 µg/m³	45.83 µg/m³	33% lower	Sudan
Population Density	18.17 /km²	26.79 /km²	32% lower	Sudan
Can Raise Emergency Money	60.93% of adults	46.28% of adults	32% higher	South Sudan
Firms Hit by Power Outages	68.37% of firms	93.72% of firms	27% lower	Sudan
Agricultural Land (%)	44.86%	60.31%	26% lower	Sudan
Human Development Index	0.39	0.51	24% lower	Sudan
Political Corruption Index	0.89	0.72	24% higher	South Sudan
Forest Coverage (%)	11.33%	9.6%	19% higher	South Sudan
Road Traffic Death Rate	23.3 per 100k	19.6 per 100k	19% higher	South Sudan
Hypertension Prevalence	34.9% of adults	41.2% of adults	15% lower	Sudan
Insufficient Physical Activity	16.26% of adults	19.11% of adults	15% lower	Sudan
Food Waste per Person	132.78 kg/person/yr	156.32 kg/person/yr	15% lower	Sudan
Border Neighbors	6.0	7.0	14% lower	Sudan
Life Expectancy	57.6 years	66.3 years	13% lower	Sudan
Fertility Rate	5.0 children/woman	4.4 children/woman	13% higher	South Sudan
Government Debt (% GDP)	86.6% of GDP	99.5% of GDP	13% lower	Sudan
Land Border Length	6.0K km	6.8K km	12% lower	Sudan
Elderly Population (%)	3.0%	3.3%	9% lower	Sudan
Birth Rate	35.68 per 1k	32.95 per 1k	8% higher	South Sudan
Dependency Ratio	72.14% of working-age pop.	77.85% of working-age pop.	7% lower	Sudan
Highest Elevation	3.2K m	3.0K m	5% higher	South Sudan
Youth Population (%)	38.92%	40.47%	4% lower	Sudan
Median Age	18.0 years	18.3 years	2% lower	Sudan
Electoral Democracy Index	0.13	0.13	2% higher	South Sudan
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	20 days/yr	20 days/yr	equal	Sudan
Coastline Length	0 km	853 km	ranked lower	Sudan
Coal Electricity Share	0%	0%	ranked lower	Sudan
Wind Electricity Share	0%	0%	ranked lower	Sudan
Broadband Access (%)	202 per 100 people	202 per 100 people	equal	Sudan
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked lower	Sudan
Lowest Elevation	381 m	0 m	ranked higher	South Sudan
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	-4% of GDP	-8.1% of GDP	ranked higher	South Sudan
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	0 sites	3.0 sites	ranked lower	Sudan
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	0 per 100k people	0.01 per 100k people	ranked lower	Sudan
McDonald's Outlets per Million PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	0 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked lower	Sudan

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Analysis

Sudan leads in 55 of 87 shared metrics, while South Sudan leads in 32.

South Sudan's Protected Land (%) is 5.7x that of Sudan (15.4% vs 2.3%).

South Sudan's Electricity Carbon Intensity is 3.2x that of Sudan (642.86 gCO2/kWh vs 153.69 gCO2/kWh).

South Sudan's Firms Making Informal Payments is 2.9x that of Sudan (22.82% of firms vs 5.8% of firms).

South Sudan's Firms with Female Top Manager is 2.1x that of Sudan (10.55% of firms vs 3.4% of firms).

South Sudan's Seafood Consumption per Person is 1.8x that of Sudan (3.1 kg/person/yr vs 1.1 kg/person/yr).

Key Comparisons

Protected Land (%)South Sudan leads

South Sudan

15.4%

Sudan

2.3%

Electricity Carbon IntensitySouth Sudan leads

South Sudan

642.86 gCO2/kWh

Sudan

153.69 gCO2/kWh

Firms Making Informal PaymentsSouth Sudan leads

South Sudan

22.82% of firms

Sudan

5.8% of firms

Firms with Female Top ManagerSouth Sudan leads

South Sudan

10.55% of firms

Sudan

3.4% of firms

Seafood Consumption per PersonSouth Sudan leads

South Sudan

3.1 kg/person/yr

Sudan

1.1 kg/person/yr

Suicide RateSouth Sudan leads

South Sudan

7.9 per 100k

Sudan

3.2 per 100k

Protected Land (%)

15.4%

2.3%

Electricity Carbon Intensity

642.86 gCO2/kWh

153.69 gCO2/kWh

Firms Making Informal Payments

22.82% of firms

5.8% of firms

Firms with Female Top Manager

10.55% of firms

3.4% of firms

Seafood Consumption per Person

3.1 kg/person/yr

1.1 kg/person/yr

Suicide Rate

7.9 per 100k

3.2 per 100k

Airports

Women's Political Empowerment

0.48

0.22

Military Spending

2.0% of GDP

0.93% of GDP

Time Zones Count

2.0 time zones

1.0 time zones

Water Stress (%)

2.5%

673.38%

Water Withdrawal

0.66 B m³

26.93 B m³

Railway Length

248 km

7.3K km

Child Mortality

98.7 per 1k births

50.1 per 1k births

Scientific Publications

16.38

507.12

Electric Generating Capacity

136.0K kW

3.81M kW

Electricity Generation

0.59 TWh

16.75 TWh

Irrigated Land

1.0K km²

15.5K km²

Electricity Access (%)

5.4%

66%

Liberal Democracy Index

0.06

0.03

South Sudan vs Sudan

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Analysis

Key Comparisons

All Metrics

Protected Land (%)

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Firms Making Informal Payments

Firms with Female Top Manager

Seafood Consumption per Person

Suicide Rate

Airports

Women's Political Empowerment

Military Spending

Time Zones Count

Water Stress (%)

Water Withdrawal

Railway Length

Child Mortality

Scientific Publications

Electric Generating Capacity

Electricity Generation

Irrigated Land

Electricity Access (%)

Liberal Democracy Index

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Infant Mortality

Doctors (per 1,000)

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

Energy Use (Per Capita)

Vehicles per 1,000 People

Sanitation Access (%)

Population

Solar Electricity Share

Land Area

Unemployment Rate

Internet Users (%)

Armed Forces Personnel

Credit Card Ownership

Forest Area

CO2 Per Capita

Digital Payments Used

Firms Asked for Bribes

Health Spending Per Capita

Youth Unemployment Rate

Official Languages Count

Obesity Rate

Teen Birth Rate

Renewable Energy (%)

Health Spending (% GDP)

Freedom of Expression Index

Death Rate

Capital Elevation

Urban Population (%)

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Corruption Perceptions Index

Inflation Rate

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

Population Density

Can Raise Emergency Money

Firms Hit by Power Outages

Agricultural Land (%)

Human Development Index

Political Corruption Index

Forest Coverage (%)

Road Traffic Death Rate

Hypertension Prevalence

Insufficient Physical Activity

Food Waste per Person

Border Neighbors

Life Expectancy

Fertility Rate

Government Debt (% GDP)

Land Border Length

Elderly Population (%)

Birth Rate

Dependency Ratio