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Eswatini vs South Sudan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Eswatini has a population of 1.24M (ranked 157/197), compared with 11.9M in South Sudan (ranked 81/197). Eswatini's land area is 6,641 sq mi versus 243,990 sq mi for South Sudan (ranked 154th vs. 41st).

By GDP, Eswatini ranks 162/197 ($4.89B) and South Sudan ranks 150/197 ($12B). By GDP per capita, Eswatini ranks 131/197 ($3,936), while South Sudan ranks 172/197 ($1,080).

Main facts and rankings

Eswatini South Sudan
Population
1267161
12387398
Population rank 156/197 81/197
GDP
$4.89B
2024
$12B
2015
GDP rank 162/197 150/197
GDP per capita
$3,936
2024
$1,080
2015
GDP per capita rank 131/197 172/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,784
2024
$1,155
2015
Government debt
$1.82B
2024
$6.87B
2015
Debt-to-GDP ratio
38.7%
2025
63.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,465
2024
$618
2015
Government debt per person rank 129/185 159/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,418
2025
$1,540
2025
Land area
6,641 sq mi
2025
243,990 sq mi
2025
Population density
187.1 ppl/mi²
2024
49 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.75
2023
3.86
2023
Median age
23.2 years
2024
19.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
57.9 years
2025

Eswatini and South Sudan: Comparison Charts

Eswatini and South Sudan economies compared

GDP
Eswatini

South Sudan
Year GDP
Eswatini South Sudan
1960 $35,076,846 -
1961 $43,026,043 -
1962 $45,927,962 -
1963 $54,129,438 -
1964 $64,980,554 -
1965 $70,279,972 -
1966 $76,859,969 -
1967 $74,759,970 -
1968 $79,799,968 -
1969 $105,419,958 -
1970 $112,139,955 -
1971 $136,462,081 -
1972 $146,736,479 -
1973 $221,915,128 -
1974 $264,320,941 -
1975 $288,299,789 -
1976 $272,550,068 -
1977 $304,060,076 -
1978 $340,630,085 -
1979 $412,093,134 -
1980 $541,976,853 -
1981 $570,774,825 -
1982 $537,568,059 -
1983 $555,336,146 -
1984 $494,483,409 -
1985 $360,079,419 -
1986 $449,140,318 -
1987 $584,126,092 -
1988 $692,026,455 -
1989 $696,921,542 -
1990 $1,114,694,041 -
1991 $1,156,135,718 -
1992 $1,284,759,928 -
1993 $1,357,189,552 -
1994 $1,419,294,254 -
1995 $1,698,989,464 -
1996 $1,602,741,834 -
1997 $1,716,714,070 -
1998 $1,576,908,856 -
1999 $1,547,888,496 -
2000 $1,738,093,840 -
2001 $1,542,477,309 -
2002 $1,432,221,739 -
2003 $2,197,598,466 -
2004 $2,770,082,792 -
2005 $3,178,112,499 -
2006 $3,291,330,019 -
2007 $3,469,381,231 -
2008 $3,294,084,314 $14,586,253,383
2009 $3,580,428,053 $12,231,264,525
2010 $4,438,765,086 $14,602,072,411
2011 $4,820,478,680 $14,907,308,933
2012 $4,886,551,484 $11,931,472,169
2013 $4,464,726,181 $18,426,469,017
2014 $4,286,015,248 $13,962,212,847
2015 $3,909,281,650 $11,997,800,760
2016 $3,724,180,911 -
2017 $4,463,673,661 -
2018 $4,644,696,656 -
2019 $4,616,996,145 -
2020 $4,120,621,325 -
2021 $4,785,708,166 -
2022 $4,741,163,885 -
2023 $4,604,172,127 -
2024 $4,891,883,720 -

Eswatini and South Sudan economies compared

GDP per capita
Eswatini

South Sudan
Year GDP per capita
Eswatini South Sudan
1960 $101.6 -
1961 $121.8 -
1962 $127.1 -
1963 $146.4 -
1964 $171.6 -
1965 $181 -
1966 $192.7 -
1967 $182.8 -
1968 $190.4 -
1969 $245.2 -
1970 $254.2 -
1971 $301 -
1972 $315 -
1973 $463 -
1974 $536 -
1975 $568 -
1976 $521 -
1977 $563 -
1978 $610 -
1979 $714 -
1980 $908 -
1981 $925 -
1982 $843 -
1983 $843 -
1984 $726 -
1985 $510 -
1986 $611 -
1987 $765 -
1988 $865 -
1989 $832 -
1990 $1,278 -
1991 $1,273 -
1992 $1,362 -
1993 $1,397 -
1994 $1,461 -
1995 $1,751 -
1996 $1,619 -
1997 $1,705 -
1998 $1,547 -
1999 $1,502 -
2000 $1,669 -
2001 $1,468 -
2002 $1,352 -
2003 $2,060 -
2004 $2,581 -
2005 $2,945 -
2006 $3,035 -
2007 $3,181 -
2008 $3,000 $1,654
2009 $3,240 $1,323
2010 $3,993 $1,498
2011 $4,312 $1,449
2012 $4,348 $1,109
2013 $3,951 $1,650
2014 $3,772 $1,243
2015 $3,421 $1,080
2016 $3,240 -
2017 $3,854 -
2018 $3,973 -
2019 $3,913 -
2020 $3,455 -
2021 $3,966 -
2022 $3,890 -
2023 $3,742 -
2024 $3,936 -

Eswatini vs. South Sudan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Eswatini

South Sudan
Year Life expectancy, years
Eswatini South Sudan
1950 43.4 30.2
1951 43.7 30.6
1952 44 31
1953 44.3 31.4
1954 44.6 31.7
1955 44.8 32
1956 45.1 31.6
1957 45.4 30.9
1958 45.8 27.6
1959 46.1 27.8
1960 46.4 28.1
1961 46.7 28.3
1962 47.1 28.5
1963 47.5 28.2
1964 47.9 32.5
1965 48.4 28.8
1966 49 25.6
1967 49.5 25.9
1968 50.1 26.1
1969 50.6 25.4
1970 51.2 25.6
1971 51.8 31
1972 52.4 31.3
1973 53 36.3
1974 53.7 36.6
1975 54.4 36.9
1976 55.2 37.1
1977 56 37.4
1978 56.8 37.6
1979 57.5 37.8
1980 58.2 38
1981 58.8 38.3
1982 59.5 38.7
1983 58.4 34.7
1984 60.4 31.8
1985 61.2 32.4
1986 61.6 32.8
1987 61.9 20.7
1988 61.9 11
1989 61.7 28.2
1990 61.2 28.6
1991 60.4 29.2
1992 59.3 21.9
1993 58.1 22.3
1994 56.6 44.9
1995 55.1 31.5
1996 53.3 32.1
1997 51.7 33.1
1998 50.1 19
1999 48.8 44.5
2000 47.6 47.6
2001 46.3 48.6
2002 45.4 49.4
2003 44.6 52.3
2004 43.9 53.1
2005 44 54
2006 44.6 54.7
2007 45.2 55.4
2008 45.9 56.3
2009 46.9 56.8
2010 48.3 57.5
2011 49.1 57.7
2012 50.7 58.2
2013 52.1 58.3
2014 53.5 45.6
2015 54.9 39.8
2016 56.2 36.7
2017 57.6 35.4
2018 58.7 51.9
2019 59.8 58.1
2020 59.9 57.6
2021 58.2 57
2022 63 57.2
2023 64.1 57.6
2024 64.3 57.7
2025 64.4 57.9

Eswatini and South Sudan population clocks and comparison

Population
Eswatini

South Sudan
Year Population
Eswatini South Sudan
1960 345,337 2,931,559
1961 353,264 2,976,724
1962 361,365 3,024,308
1963 369,759 3,072,669
1964 378,656 3,129,918
1965 388,336 3,189,835
1966 398,766 3,236,423
1967 409,031 3,277,648
1968 419,147 3,321,528
1969 429,875 3,365,533
1970 441,216 3,409,614
1971 453,183 3,468,646
1972 465,788 3,542,497
1973 479,038 3,627,383
1974 492,988 3,723,259
1975 507,673 3,821,494
1976 523,330 3,921,910
1977 540,348 4,024,032
1978 558,446 4,127,657
1979 577,199 4,232,605
1980 596,644 4,339,030
1981 616,808 4,447,272
1982 637,652 4,557,686
1983 658,957 4,661,574
1984 680,783 4,750,627
1985 706,196 4,834,296
1986 734,732 4,921,240
1987 763,811 4,962,395
1988 799,798 4,848,029
1989 837,800 4,713,229
1990 872,428 4,737,633
1991 908,189 4,836,677
1992 943,416 4,909,749
1993 971,318 4,956,002
1994 971,212 5,071,184
1995 970,433 5,225,836
1996 989,841 5,356,925
1997 1,006,635 5,509,136
1998 1,019,653 5,620,068
1999 1,030,782 5,771,628
2000 1,041,414 6,032,267
2001 1,051,064 6,308,391
2002 1,059,441 6,596,806
2003 1,066,700 6,903,127
2004 1,073,159 7,233,041
2005 1,079,022 7,590,143
2006 1,084,436 7,976,526
2007 1,090,705 8,388,788
2008 1,098,091 8,817,647
2009 1,105,153 9,243,556
2010 1,111,650 9,745,953
2011 1,117,833 10,288,109
2012 1,123,863 10,756,240
2013 1,129,990 11,166,275
2014 1,136,299 11,235,073
2015 1,142,813 11,107,561
2016 1,149,507 10,830,102
2017 1,158,195 10,259,154
2018 1,168,929 10,122,977
2019 1,179,874 10,423,384
2020 1,192,729 10,698,467
2021 1,206,593 10,865,780
2022 1,218,917 11,021,177
2023 1,230,506 11,483,374
2024 1,242,822 11,943,408

Fertility rates in Eswatini and South Sudan

Fertility rate
Eswatini

South Sudan
Year Fertility rate
Eswatini South Sudan
1960 6.75 7.16
1961 6.77 7.18
1962 6.79 7.2
1963 6.8 7.2
1964 6.79 7.22
1965 6.79 7.22
1966 6.8 7.25
1967 6.77 7.26
1968 6.76 7.26
1969 6.76 7.28
1970 6.75 7.29
1971 6.74 7.3
1972 6.72 7.31
1973 6.72 7.31
1974 6.71 7.31
1975 6.71 7.33
1976 6.7 7.33
1977 6.68 7.33
1978 6.65 7.33
1979 6.61 7.32
1980 6.57 7.33
1981 6.54 7.33
1982 6.49 7.34
1983 6.43 7.34
1984 6.36 7.35
1985 6.28 7.36
1986 6.11 7.38
1987 5.9 7.39
1988 5.69 7.38
1989 5.48 7.37
1990 5.3 7.38
1991 5.13 7.38
1992 4.98 7.37
1993 4.82 7.36
1994 4.66 7.35
1995 4.52 7.34
1996 4.38 7.32
1997 4.24 7.2
1998 4.13 7.08
1999 4.09 6.94
2000 4.03 6.8
2001 3.94 6.65
2002 3.85 6.52
2003 3.8 6.35
2004 3.76 6.19
2005 3.7 6.02
2006 3.63 5.85
2007 3.58 5.7
2008 3.57 5.57
2009 3.5 5.45
2010 3.38 5.32
2011 3.32 5.19
2012 3.27 5.06
2013 3.24 4.94
2014 3.18 4.82
2015 3.12 4.7
2016 3.07 4.58
2017 3.02 4.48
2018 2.97 4.37
2019 2.93 4.26
2020 2.89 4.16
2021 2.84 4.05
2022 2.8 3.96
2023 2.75 3.86

Eswatini and South Sudan demographics compared

Median age
Eswatini

South Sudan
Year Median age, years
Eswatini South Sudan
1960 16.6 18.6
1961 16.4 18.5
1962 16.3 18.5
1963 16.1 18.4
1964 16.1 18.4
1965 16.1 18.3
1966 16.1 18.3
1967 16.1 18.2
1968 16.2 18
1969 16.2 17.9
1970 16.3 17.7
1971 16.3 17.6
1972 16.3 17.5
1973 16.2 17.5
1974 16.2 17.4
1975 16.1 17.4
1976 16 17.3
1977 15.9 17.2
1978 15.8 17.2
1979 15.7 17.1
1980 15.6 17.1
1981 15.5 17
1982 15.4 16.9
1983 15.3 16.8
1984 15.3 16.8
1985 15.2 16.7
1986 15.3 16.6
1987 15.3 16.5
1988 15.6 16.8
1989 15.9 17.1
1990 16.1 17
1991 16.3 17
1992 16.5 17
1993 16.7 16.9
1994 16.3 16.9
1995 16.1 16.9
1996 16.3 16.9
1997 16.6 16.9
1998 16.9 17
1999 17.3 17.1
2000 17.6 17.2
2001 17.8 17.3
2002 18.1 17.3
2003 18.3 17.3
2004 18.5 17.4
2005 18.6 17.6
2006 18.7 17.8
2007 18.9 18
2008 19.1 18.2
2009 19.4 18.4
2010 19.6 18.7
2011 19.9 19
2012 20.2 19.2
2013 20.5 19.3
2014 20.7 19
2015 21 18.6
2016 21.2 18.2
2017 21.5 17.4
2018 21.8 17.3
2019 22.1 17.8
2020 22.4 18.2
2021 22.6 18.4
2022 22.8 18.7
2023 23 19
2024 23.2 19.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Eswatini South Sudan
GNI, Atlas method
$4.45B
2024
$11.7B
2015
Government expenditure, % of GDP
32.8%
2025
26.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.03%
2024
1.57%
2016
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.57%
2023
6.26%
2023
Armed forces personnel
3,000
1999
53,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.51%
2025
+2%
2025
Unemployment rate
34.6%
2023
12.3%
2008
Services, % of GDP
51.7%
2023
56.6%
2015
Industry, % of GDP
34.7%
2023
33.1%
2015
Economic freedom index
56.4
2025
41
2025
Income share by richest 10%
42.7%
2016
33%
2016
Income share by poorest 10%
1.4%
2016
1.8%
2016
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0001%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
6
2007
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$234M
2007
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$479M
2023
$72.9M
2023
Personal remittances received
$33.3M
2024
$1.14B
2024
International tourist arrivals
345,299
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
0.4%
2020
0.39%
2018
Banked people share
65.1%
2024
5.83%
2021

Energy

Eswatini South Sudan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
959 kg
2022
69 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$11.1
2022
$15.1
2015
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.39 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
1.13 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
73.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
64.7%
2022
32.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.99%
2022
0.4%
2022
Net energy imports use share
20.6%
2022
-860%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,137 kWh
2022
46.9 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
83.1%
2021
0.34%
2021
Hydroelectric share
60.4%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
86.4%
2023
5.4%
2023

Society

Eswatini South Sudan
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.15%
2024
Annual migration change
-6,754
2024
+15,374
2024
Urban population
25%
2024
21.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.56 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
30.5
2025
5.62
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
8
2024
Higher education index
28
2025
10
2025
Homicides per 100K people
12.7
2021
14.1
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
33.5
2019
36.7
2019
Visa free countries
81
2025
54
2025
Adult literacy rate
90.8%
2022
34.5%
2018
English speaking
48.2%
2023
94%
2023
People using the Internet
57.6%
2023
9.27%
2020

Health

Eswatini South Sudan
Government health expenditure per capita
$283.9
2022
$49.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$29.4
2022
$17
2022
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
57.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
28%
2022
49.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.59
2022
0.04
2020
Age at first childbirth
19.5 years
2017
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
118
2023
692
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
45
2023
98.7
2023
Obesity rate
30.6%
2022
8.79%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.9%
2024
4.6%
2024
Air quality index
36
2025
21
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.5%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.79 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Eswatini South Sudan
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.42%
2025
Land area per capita
5,343 sq mi
2024
20,429 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,614 sq mi
2025
109,449 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,935 sq mi
2025
27,633 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,342 mi
2019
n/a

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