Ethiopia vs South Sudan statistics compared

Ethiopia has a population of 132M (ranked 10/197), compared with 11.9M in South Sudan (ranked 81/197). Ethiopia's land area is 435,716 sq mi versus 243,990 sq mi for South Sudan (ranked 25th vs. 41st).

By GDP, Ethiopia ranks 62/197 ($127B) and South Sudan ranks 150/197 ($12B). By GDP per capita, Ethiopia ranks 176/197 ($1,011), while South Sudan ranks 172/197 ($1,080).

Ethiopia and South Sudan: Comparison Charts

Ethiopia and South Sudan economies compared

GDP

Ethiopia

South Sudan

Table

Year	GDP
	Ethiopia	South Sudan
1960	$1,610,511,694	-
1961	$1,680,859,514	-
1962	$1,747,566,307	-
1963	$1,825,058,828	-
1964	$1,984,129,186	-
1965	$2,159,998,591	-
1966	$2,324,466,416	-
1967	$2,461,762,003	-
1968	$2,619,948,865	-
1969	$2,768,987,372	-
1970	$3,045,354,455	-
1971	$3,224,280,835	-
1972	$3,520,252,938	-
1973	$4,070,570,550	-
1974	$4,577,209,966	-
1975	$4,577,047,854	-
1976	$4,943,806,093	-
1977	$5,651,840,585	-
1978	$6,014,961,435	-
1979	$6,586,048,398	-
1980	$7,012,585,454	-
1981	$7,507,663,567	-
1982	$7,899,988,841	-
1983	$8,781,664,427	-
1984	$8,298,309,581	-
1985	$9,717,392,687	-
1986	$10,094,328,898	-
1987	$10,790,001,558	-
1988	$11,181,119,718	-
1989	$11,762,932,007	-
1990	$12,478,943,895	-
1991	$13,799,799,324	-
1992	$10,754,799,037	-
1993	$9,051,043,870	-
1994	$7,100,806,754	-
1995	$7,855,205,207	-
1996	$8,761,215,548	-
1997	$8,803,539,988	-
1998	$8,013,274,132	-
1999	$7,892,973,532	-
2000	$8,242,349,618	-
2001	$8,231,326,016	-
2002	$7,850,809,498	-
2003	$8,623,691,300	-
2004	$10,131,187,261	-
2005	$12,401,139,454	-
2006	$15,280,861,835	-
2007	$19,707,616,773	-
2008	$27,066,912,635	$14,586,253,383
2009	$32,437,389,116	$12,231,264,525
2010	$29,933,790,334	$14,602,072,411
2011	$31,952,763,089	$14,907,308,933
2012	$43,310,721,414	$11,931,472,169
2013	$47,648,276,605	$18,426,469,017
2014	$55,612,228,234	$13,962,212,847
2015	$64,589,328,551	$11,997,800,760
2016	$74,296,766,562	-
2017	$81,770,885,148	-
2018	$84,269,180,857	-
2019	$95,912,620,248	-
2020	$107,657,732,424	-
2021	$111,261,888,669	-
2022	$126,772,707,851	-

Ethiopia and South Sudan economies compared

GDP per capita

Ethiopia

South Sudan

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Ethiopia	South Sudan
1960	$75.3	-
1961	$76.7	-
1962	$77.8	-
1963	$79.2	-
1964	$83.8	-
1965	$88.9	-
1966	$93.2	-
1967	$96.1	-
1968	$99.5	-
1969	$102.3	-
1970	$109.4	-
1971	$112.7	-
1972	$119.8	-
1973	$134.9	-
1974	$147.9	-
1975	$144.3	-
1976	$152	-
1977	$170.4	-
1978	$178.3	-
1979	$192.4	-
1980	$203.7	-
1981	$212.7	-
1982	$215.3	-
1983	$232.7	-
1984	$214.2	-
1985	$243.9	-
1986	$246	-
1987	$254.1	-
1988	$253.2	-
1989	$256.4	-
1990	$262.1	-
1991	$277.6	-
1992	$207.4	-
1993	$168.5	-
1994	$127.7	-
1995	$136.5	-
1996	$147.3	-
1997	$143.4	-
1998	$126.5	-
1999	$120.7	-
2000	$122.3	-
2001	$118.5	-
2002	$109.6	-
2003	$116.8	-
2004	$133.2	-
2005	$158.2	-
2006	$189.3	-
2007	$237.1	-
2008	$316	$1,654
2009	$369	$1,323
2010	$331	$1,498
2011	$343	$1,449
2012	$452	$1,109
2013	$484	$1,650
2014	$550	$1,243
2015	$622	$1,080
2016	$696	-
2017	$746	-
2018	$748	-
2019	$829	-
2020	$905	-
2021	$911	-
2022	$1,011	-

Ethiopia vs. South Sudan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Ethiopia

South Sudan

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Ethiopia	South Sudan
1950	35.5	30.2
1951	35.9	30.6
1952	36.2	31
1953	36.6	31.4
1954	37	31.7
1955	37.3	32
1956	37.8	31.6
1957	32.2	30.9
1958	32.6	27.6
1959	39.2	27.8
1960	39.6	28.1
1961	40.2	28.3
1962	40.5	28.5
1963	41	28.2
1964	41.3	32.5
1965	41.4	28.8
1966	39.3	25.6
1967	41.9	25.9
1968	42.1	26.1
1969	42.1	25.4
1970	42.1	25.6
1971	42.2	31
1972	41	31.3
1973	41.1	36.3
1974	39.1	36.6
1975	38.9	36.9
1976	41.3	37.1
1977	41.4	37.4
1978	41.5	37.6
1979	42.4	37.8
1980	42.8	38
1981	43.1	38.3
1982	43.4	38.7
1983	36.3	34.7
1984	36.7	31.8
1985	37.7	32.4
1986	38.4	32.8
1987	45.9	20.7
1988	45.7	11
1989	45.6	28.2
1990	45.1	28.6
1991	46.7	29.2
1992	47.3	21.9
1993	47.7	22.3
1994	47.9	44.9
1995	48.2	31.5
1996	48.7	32.1
1997	49.2	33.1
1998	49.8	19
1999	49.5	44.5
2000	50.9	47.6
2001	51.4	48.6
2002	52.1	49.4
2003	52.9	52.3
2004	53.7	53.1
2005	54.4	54
2006	55.4	54.7
2007	56.6	55.4
2008	57.7	56.3
2009	58.7	56.8
2010	59.7	57.5
2011	60.6	57.7
2012	61.4	58.2
2013	62.2	58.3
2014	62.9	45.6
2015	63.6	39.8
2016	64.2	36.7
2017	64.8	35.4
2018	65.3	51.9
2019	65.7	58.1
2020	66	57.6
2021	65.3	57
2022	66.9	57.2
2023	67.3	57.6
2024	67.6	57.7
2025	67.9	57.9

Ethiopia and South Sudan population clocks and comparison

Population

Ethiopia

South Sudan

Table

Year	Population
	Ethiopia	South Sudan
1960	21,376,693	2,931,559
1961	21,906,102	2,976,724
1962	22,465,126	3,024,308
1963	23,051,637	3,072,669
1964	23,666,548	3,129,918
1965	24,310,612	3,189,835
1966	24,952,689	3,236,423
1967	25,620,276	3,277,648
1968	26,337,930	3,321,528
1969	27,072,571	3,365,533
1970	27,829,128	3,409,614
1971	28,600,106	3,468,646
1972	29,374,608	3,542,497
1973	30,166,785	3,627,383
1974	30,957,273	3,723,259
1975	31,723,252	3,821,494
1976	32,534,418	3,921,910
1977	33,167,272	4,024,032
1978	33,734,592	4,127,657
1979	34,238,652	4,232,605
1980	34,428,514	4,339,030
1981	35,304,012	4,447,272
1982	36,701,290	4,557,686
1983	37,740,817	4,661,574
1984	38,735,722	4,750,627
1985	39,842,136	4,834,296
1986	41,037,656	4,921,240
1987	42,460,039	4,962,395
1988	44,150,825	4,848,029
1989	45,879,690	4,713,229
1990	47,609,755	4,737,633
1991	49,717,198	4,836,677
1992	51,853,747	4,909,749
1993	53,708,891	4,956,002
1994	55,611,508	5,071,184
1995	57,537,335	5,225,836
1996	59,467,635	5,356,925
1997	61,404,539	5,509,136
1998	63,363,524	5,620,068
1999	65,374,561	5,771,628
2000	67,411,494	6,032,267
2001	69,487,762	6,308,391
2002	71,635,517	6,596,806
2003	73,832,663	6,903,127
2004	76,077,206	7,233,041
2005	78,367,470	7,590,143
2006	80,703,490	7,976,526
2007	83,103,217	8,388,788
2008	85,543,668	8,817,647
2009	88,007,636	9,243,556
2010	90,538,514	9,745,953
2011	93,149,970	10,288,109
2012	95,798,767	10,756,240
2013	98,438,751	11,166,275
2014	101,115,610	11,235,073
2015	103,867,135	11,107,561
2016	106,718,162	10,830,102
2017	109,666,481	10,259,154
2018	112,664,152	10,122,977
2019	115,737,383	10,423,384
2020	118,917,671	10,698,467
2021	122,138,588	10,865,780
2022	125,384,287	11,021,177
2023	128,691,692	11,483,374
2024	132,059,767	11,943,408

Fertility rates in Ethiopia and South Sudan

Fertility rate

Ethiopia

South Sudan

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Ethiopia	South Sudan
1960	6.51	7.16
1961	6.53	7.18
1962	6.56	7.2
1963	6.59	7.2
1964	6.61	7.22
1965	6.63	7.22
1966	6.66	7.25
1967	6.68	7.26
1968	6.7	7.26
1969	6.72	7.28
1970	6.78	7.29
1971	6.84	7.3
1972	6.9	7.31
1973	6.96	7.31
1974	7.02	7.31
1975	7.08	7.33
1976	7.13	7.33
1977	7.19	7.33
1978	7.23	7.33
1979	7.25	7.32
1980	7.29	7.33
1981	7.31	7.33
1982	7.34	7.34
1983	7.35	7.34
1984	7.36	7.35
1985	7.34	7.36
1986	7.32	7.38
1987	7.29	7.39
1988	7.26	7.38
1989	7.23	7.37
1990	7.2	7.38
1991	7.16	7.38
1992	7.13	7.37
1993	7.09	7.36
1994	7.05	7.35
1995	7	7.34
1996	6.93	7.32
1997	6.87	7.2
1998	6.79	7.08
1999	6.72	6.94
2000	6.65	6.8
2001	6.58	6.65
2002	6.5	6.52
2003	6.4	6.35
2004	6.3	6.19
2005	6.19	6.02
2006	6.05	5.85
2007	5.89	5.7
2008	5.7	5.57
2009	5.49	5.45
2010	5.28	5.32
2011	5.08	5.19
2012	4.89	5.06
2013	4.71	4.94
2014	4.61	4.82
2015	4.53	4.7
2016	4.47	4.58
2017	4.4	4.48
2018	4.37	4.37
2019	4.35	4.26
2020	4.27	4.16
2021	4.18	4.05
2022	4.08	3.96
2023	3.99	3.86

Ethiopia and South Sudan demographics compared

Median age

Ethiopia

South Sudan

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Ethiopia	South Sudan
1960	18.6	18.6
1961	18.6	18.5
1962	18.6	18.5
1963	18.6	18.4
1964	18.6	18.4
1965	18.6	18.3
1966	18.5	18.3
1967	18.5	18.2
1968	18.4	18
1969	18.3	17.9
1970	18.1	17.7
1971	17.9	17.6
1972	17.7	17.5
1973	17.6	17.5
1974	17.5	17.4
1975	17.3	17.4
1976	17.2	17.3
1977	17.1	17.2
1978	17	17.2
1979	16.9	17.1
1980	16.8	17.1
1981	16.8	17
1982	16.7	16.9
1983	16.7	16.8
1984	16.8	16.8
1985	16.9	16.7
1986	16.9	16.6
1987	16.9	16.5
1988	16.9	16.8
1989	16.9	17.1
1990	16.9	17
1991	16.9	17
1992	16.9	17
1993	16.8	16.9
1994	16.7	16.9
1995	16.6	16.9
1996	16.5	16.9
1997	16.4	16.9
1998	16.3	17
1999	16.2	17.1
2000	16.2	17.2
2001	16.1	17.3
2002	16.1	17.3
2003	16.1	17.3
2004	16.2	17.4
2005	16.2	17.6
2006	16.3	17.8
2007	16.4	18
2008	16.5	18.2
2009	16.7	18.4
2010	16.9	18.7
2011	17.1	19
2012	17.4	19.2
2013	17.6	19.3
2014	17.9	19
2015	18.1	18.6
2016	18.3	18.2
2017	18.6	17.4
2018	18.8	17.3
2019	19	17.8
2020	19.2	18.2
2021	19.4	18.4
2022	19.6	18.7
2023	19.7	19
2024	19.9	19.4

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