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Ecuador vs South Sudan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Ecuador has a population of 18.1M (ranked 71/197), compared with 11.9M in South Sudan (ranked 81/197). Ecuador's land area is 95,892 sq mi versus 243,990 sq mi for South Sudan (ranked 76th vs. 41st).

By GDP, Ecuador ranks 63/197 ($125B) and South Sudan ranks 150/197 ($12B). By GDP per capita, Ecuador ranks 105/197 ($6,875), while South Sudan ranks 172/197 ($1,080).

Main facts and rankings

Ecuador South Sudan
Population
18414090
12387398
Population rank 71/197 81/197
GDP
$125B
2024
$12B
2015
GDP rank 63/197 150/197
GDP per capita
$6,875
2024
$1,080
2015
GDP per capita rank 105/197 172/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$15,840
2024
$1,155
2015
Government debt
$68.6B
2024
$6.87B
2015
Debt-to-GDP ratio
55.1%
2025
63.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$3,784
2024
$618
2015
Government debt per person rank 93/185 159/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,020
2025
$1,540
2025
Land area
95,892 sq mi
2025
243,990 sq mi
2025
Population density
189.1 ppl/mi²
2024
49 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.82
2023
3.86
2023
Median age
29.8 years
2024
19.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
77.8 years
2025
57.9 years
2025

Ecuador and South Sudan: Comparison Charts

Ecuador and South Sudan economies compared

GDP
Ecuador

South Sudan
Year GDP
Ecuador South Sudan
1960 $2,069,464,937 -
1961 $1,753,850,955 -
1962 $1,518,207,703 -
1963 $1,824,343,871 -
1964 $2,244,146,103 -
1965 $2,387,047,396 -
1966 $2,429,308,639 -
1967 $2,553,595,172 -
1968 $2,582,179,864 -
1969 $3,112,165,727 -
1970 $2,862,503,139 -
1971 $2,754,219,271 -
1972 $3,185,986,087 -
1973 $3,891,754,150 -
1974 $6,599,257,044 -
1975 $7,731,674,472 -
1976 $9,091,921,030 -
1977 $11,026,342,618 -
1978 $11,922,497,876 -
1979 $14,175,160,902 -
1980 $17,881,508,242 -
1981 $21,810,759,354 -
1982 $19,929,846,396 -
1983 $17,152,477,037 -
1984 $16,912,509,092 -
1985 $17,149,088,413 -
1986 $15,314,138,472 -
1987 $13,945,426,859 -
1988 $13,051,881,851 -
1989 $13,890,823,705 -
1990 $15,239,272,612 -
1991 $16,988,535,268 -
1992 $18,094,238,119 -
1993 $18,938,717,359 -
1994 $22,708,673,337 -
1995 $24,432,884,442 -
1996 $25,226,393,197 -
1997 $28,162,053,027 -
1998 $27,981,896,948 -
1999 $19,645,272,636 -
2000 $17,539,454,727 -
2001 $23,127,055,000 -
2002 $27,054,197,000 -
2003 $30,965,208,000 -
2004 $35,194,947,000 -
2005 $40,278,849,000 -
2006 $45,690,762,000 -
2007 $49,848,725,000 -
2008 $61,139,438,000 $14,586,253,383
2009 $60,094,978,000 $12,231,264,525
2010 $68,151,329,000 $14,602,072,411
2011 $78,986,648,000 $14,907,308,933
2012 $87,735,048,000 $11,931,472,169
2013 $96,570,334,000 $18,426,469,017
2014 $102,717,794,000 $13,962,212,847
2015 $97,209,558,000 $11,997,800,760
2016 $97,671,433,000 -
2017 $104,467,486,000 -
2018 $107,478,961,000 -
2019 $107,595,830,000 -
2020 $95,865,473,000 -
2021 $107,179,074,000 -
2022 $116,133,121,000 -
2023 $121,147,057,000 -
2024 $124,676,074,700 -

Ecuador and South Sudan economies compared

GDP per capita
Ecuador

South Sudan
Year GDP per capita
Ecuador South Sudan
1960 $451 -
1961 $371 -
1962 $312 -
1963 $365 -
1964 $436 -
1965 $450 -
1966 $445 -
1967 $454 -
1968 $445 -
1969 $521 -
1970 $465 -
1971 $434 -
1972 $488 -
1973 $579 -
1974 $954 -
1975 $1,086 -
1976 $1,242 -
1977 $1,465 -
1978 $1,541 -
1979 $1,783 -
1980 $2,190 -
1981 $2,601 -
1982 $2,314 -
1983 $1,940 -
1984 $1,864 -
1985 $1,842 -
1986 $1,604 -
1987 $1,426 -
1988 $1,304 -
1989 $1,356 -
1990 $1,455 -
1991 $1,587 -
1992 $1,655 -
1993 $1,698 -
1994 $1,997 -
1995 $2,108 -
1996 $2,136 -
1997 $2,341 -
1998 $2,284 -
1999 $1,575 -
2000 $1,382 -
2001 $1,791 -
2002 $2,059 -
2003 $2,316 -
2004 $2,586 -
2005 $2,909 -
2006 $3,244 -
2007 $3,479 -
2008 $4,195 $1,654
2009 $4,053 $1,323
2010 $4,520 $1,498
2011 $5,154 $1,449
2012 $5,634 $1,109
2013 $6,109 $1,650
2014 $6,406 $1,243
2015 $5,976 $1,080
2016 $5,918 -
2017 $6,233 -
2018 $6,304 -
2019 $6,205 -
2020 $5,464 -
2021 $6,061 -
2022 $6,516 -
2023 $6,738 -
2024 $6,875 -

Ecuador vs. South Sudan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Ecuador

South Sudan
Year Life expectancy, years
Ecuador South Sudan
1950 48.4 30.2
1951 48.9 30.6
1952 49.2 31
1953 49.6 31.4
1954 50 31.7
1955 50.4 32
1956 50.9 31.6
1957 51.5 30.9
1958 52.1 27.6
1959 52.7 27.8
1960 53.4 28.1
1961 54.1 28.3
1962 54.7 28.5
1963 55.3 28.2
1964 56 32.5
1965 56.5 28.8
1966 57 25.6
1967 57.5 25.9
1968 57.9 26.1
1969 58.3 25.4
1970 58.8 25.6
1971 59.3 31
1972 59.8 31.3
1973 60.3 36.3
1974 60.7 36.6
1975 61.1 36.9
1976 61.4 37.1
1977 61.9 37.4
1978 62.4 37.6
1979 62.9 37.8
1980 63.3 38
1981 63.8 38.3
1982 64.3 38.7
1983 64.7 34.7
1984 65.2 31.8
1985 65.6 32.4
1986 66.1 32.8
1987 66.6 20.7
1988 67 11
1989 67.8 28.2
1990 68.4 28.6
1991 69 29.2
1992 69.5 21.9
1993 70.1 22.3
1994 70.9 44.9
1995 71.3 31.5
1996 71.8 32.1
1997 72 33.1
1998 71.9 19
1999 71.9 44.5
2000 72.1 47.6
2001 72.6 48.6
2002 73.2 49.4
2003 73.6 52.3
2004 73.9 53.1
2005 73.9 54
2006 74 54.7
2007 74.2 55.4
2008 74.7 56.3
2009 74.9 56.8
2010 75.2 57.5
2011 75.2 57.7
2012 75.5 58.2
2013 75.8 58.3
2014 76.1 45.6
2015 76.2 39.8
2016 76.1 36.7
2017 76.2 35.4
2018 77.2 51.9
2019 77.3 58.1
2020 72 57.6
2021 72.7 57
2022 76.6 57.2
2023 77.4 57.6
2024 77.6 57.7
2025 77.8 57.9

Ecuador and South Sudan population clocks and comparison

Population
Ecuador

South Sudan
Year Population
Ecuador South Sudan
1960 4,590,891 2,931,559
1961 4,722,331 2,976,724
1962 4,859,269 3,024,308
1963 5,001,716 3,072,669
1964 5,149,918 3,129,918
1965 5,303,963 3,189,835
1966 5,463,748 3,236,423
1967 5,629,057 3,277,648
1968 5,799,680 3,321,528
1969 5,975,236 3,365,533
1970 6,155,387 3,409,614
1971 6,340,052 3,468,646
1972 6,529,034 3,542,497
1973 6,722,033 3,627,383
1974 6,918,573 3,723,259
1975 7,118,251 3,821,494
1976 7,320,912 3,921,910
1977 7,526,819 4,024,032
1978 7,736,167 4,127,657
1979 7,948,869 4,232,605
1980 8,165,877 4,339,030
1981 8,386,910 4,447,272
1982 8,611,298 4,557,686
1983 8,840,417 4,661,574
1984 9,074,782 4,750,627
1985 9,311,154 4,834,296
1986 9,545,998 4,921,240
1987 9,779,290 4,962,395
1988 10,010,808 4,848,029
1989 10,241,852 4,713,229
1990 10,473,673 4,737,633
1991 10,702,380 4,836,677
1992 10,930,128 4,909,749
1993 11,154,274 4,956,002
1994 11,372,197 5,071,184
1995 11,590,514 5,225,836
1996 11,810,950 5,356,925
1997 12,031,127 5,509,136
1998 12,251,184 5,620,068
1999 12,470,795 5,771,628
2000 12,689,206 6,032,267
2001 12,910,740 6,308,391
2002 13,138,472 6,596,806
2003 13,372,306 6,903,127
2004 13,608,701 7,233,041
2005 13,846,163 7,590,143
2006 14,086,131 7,976,526
2007 14,328,773 8,388,788
2008 14,575,202 8,817,647
2009 14,825,954 9,243,556
2010 15,076,695 9,745,953
2011 15,326,227 10,288,109
2012 15,572,194 10,756,240
2013 15,807,128 11,166,275
2014 16,035,124 11,235,073
2015 16,266,225 11,107,561
2016 16,505,139 10,830,102
2017 16,759,519 10,259,154
2018 17,049,547 10,122,977
2019 17,340,021 10,423,384
2020 17,546,065 10,698,467
2021 17,682,454 10,865,780
2022 17,823,897 11,021,177
2023 17,980,083 11,483,374
2024 18,135,478 11,943,408

Fertility rates in Ecuador and South Sudan

Fertility rate
Ecuador

South Sudan
Year Fertility rate
Ecuador South Sudan
1960 6.72 7.16
1961 6.7 7.18
1962 6.68 7.2
1963 6.65 7.2
1964 6.61 7.22
1965 6.56 7.22
1966 6.51 7.25
1967 6.44 7.26
1968 6.35 7.26
1969 6.25 7.28
1970 6.14 7.29
1971 6.01 7.3
1972 5.87 7.31
1973 5.73 7.31
1974 5.58 7.31
1975 5.43 7.33
1976 5.28 7.33
1977 5.13 7.33
1978 4.99 7.33
1979 4.86 7.32
1980 4.73 7.33
1981 4.61 7.33
1982 4.5 7.34
1983 4.39 7.34
1984 4.31 7.35
1985 4.14 7.36
1986 4 7.38
1987 3.87 7.39
1988 3.79 7.38
1989 3.74 7.37
1990 3.68 7.38
1991 3.63 7.38
1992 3.58 7.37
1993 3.49 7.36
1994 3.42 7.35
1995 3.38 7.34
1996 3.35 7.32
1997 3.29 7.2
1998 3.23 7.08
1999 3.17 6.94
2000 3.1 6.8
2001 3.04 6.65
2002 2.97 6.52
2003 2.91 6.35
2004 2.85 6.19
2005 2.8 6.02
2006 2.75 5.85
2007 2.7 5.7
2008 2.69 5.57
2009 2.68 5.45
2010 2.62 5.32
2011 2.61 5.19
2012 2.51 5.06
2013 2.36 4.94
2014 2.27 4.82
2015 2.21 4.7
2016 2.12 4.58
2017 2.13 4.48
2018 2.11 4.37
2019 2.04 4.26
2020 1.97 4.16
2021 1.91 4.05
2022 1.86 3.96
2023 1.82 3.86

Ecuador and South Sudan demographics compared

Median age
Ecuador

South Sudan
Year Median age, years
Ecuador South Sudan
1960 18.2 18.6
1961 18 18.5
1962 17.9 18.5
1963 17.8 18.4
1964 17.8 18.4
1965 17.7 18.3
1966 17.7 18.3
1967 17.7 18.2
1968 17.7 18
1969 17.7 17.9
1970 17.7 17.7
1971 17.8 17.6
1972 17.8 17.5
1973 17.9 17.5
1974 17.9 17.4
1975 18 17.4
1976 18.1 17.3
1977 18.2 17.2
1978 18.3 17.2
1979 18.4 17.1
1980 18.5 17.1
1981 18.6 17
1982 18.8 16.9
1983 18.9 16.8
1984 19.1 16.8
1985 19.2 16.7
1986 19.4 16.6
1987 19.6 16.5
1988 19.8 16.8
1989 20 17.1
1990 20.2 17
1991 20.4 17
1992 20.6 17
1993 20.8 16.9
1994 21 16.9
1995 21.2 16.9
1996 21.4 16.9
1997 21.6 16.9
1998 21.8 17
1999 22 17.1
2000 22.2 17.2
2001 22.4 17.3
2002 22.7 17.3
2003 22.9 17.3
2004 23.2 17.4
2005 23.4 17.6
2006 23.7 17.8
2007 24 18
2008 24.2 18.2
2009 24.5 18.4
2010 24.8 18.7
2011 25.1 19
2012 25.4 19.2
2013 25.7 19.3
2014 26 19
2015 26.4 18.6
2016 26.8 18.2
2017 27.2 17.4
2018 27.5 17.3
2019 27.9 17.8
2020 28.3 18.2
2021 28.6 18.4
2022 29 18.7
2023 29.4 19
2024 29.8 19.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Ecuador South Sudan
GNI, Atlas method
$117B
2024
$11.7B
2015
Government expenditure, % of GDP
37.8%
2025
26.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.89%
2023
1.57%
2016
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.3%
2023
6.26%
2023
Armed forces personnel
42,000
2020
53,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.95%
2025
+2%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.45%
2024
12.3%
2008
Services, % of GDP
57.2%
2024
56.6%
2015
Industry, % of GDP
26.5%
2024
33.1%
2015
Economic freedom index
55.8
2025
41
2025
Income share by richest 10%
33.4%
2024
33%
2016
Income share by poorest 10%
1.5%
2024
1.8%
2016
Listed domestic companies
26
2000
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$747M
2000
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$6.91B
2024
$72.9M
2023
Personal remittances received
$6.54B
2024
$1.14B
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,108,000
2019
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
3.12%
2020
0.39%
2018
Banked people share
64.5%
2024
5.83%
2021

Energy

Ecuador South Sudan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
905 kg
2022
69 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16.8
2022
$15.1
2015
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
45.3 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
2.52 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
84%
2022
73.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
18.9%
2021
32.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
13.2%
2022
0.4%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-69.4%
2022
-860%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,589 kWh
2022
46.9 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
80.9%
2021
0.34%
2021
Hydroelectric share
74.6%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.7%
2023
5.4%
2023

Society

Ecuador South Sudan
% of world population
0.22%
2024
0.15%
2024
Annual migration change
-19,704
2024
+15,374
2024
Urban population
65%
2024
21.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.49 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
36.7
2025
5.62
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
32
2024
8
2024
Higher education index
49
2025
10
2025
Homicides per 100K people
45.7
2023
14.1
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
20.1
2019
36.7
2019
Visa free countries
104
2025
54
2025
Adult literacy rate
96.3%
2022
34.5%
2018
English speaking
1.24%
2023
94%
2023
People using the Internet
77.2%
2024
9.27%
2020

Health

Ecuador South Sudan
Government health expenditure per capita
$493
2022
$49.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$160
2022
$17
2022
Life expectancy
77.8 years
2025
57.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.32%
2022
49.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.31
2020
0.04
2020
Maternal mortality per 100K births
55
2023
692
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
13.1
2023
98.7
2023
Obesity rate
28.3%
2022
8.79%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.9%
2024
4.6%
2024
Air quality index
67
2025
21
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.2%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.54 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Ecuador South Sudan
% of world land
0.17%
2025
0.42%
2025
Land area per capita
5,288 sq mi
2024
20,429 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
20,656 sq mi
2025
109,449 sq mi
2025
Forest area
47,510 sq mi
2025
27,633 sq mi
2025
Roads length
26,853 mi
2015
n/a

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