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Germany vs South Sudan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Germany has a population of 83.5M (ranked 19/197), compared with 11.9M in South Sudan (ranked 81/197). Germany's land area is 134,916 sq mi versus 243,990 sq mi for South Sudan (ranked 63rd vs. 41st).

By GDP, Germany ranks 3/197 ($4.66T) and South Sudan ranks 150/197 ($12B). By GDP per capita, Germany ranks 18/197 ($55,800), while South Sudan ranks 172/197 ($1,080).

Main facts and rankings

Germany South Sudan
Population
83039665
12387398
Population rank 19/197 81/197
GDP
$4.66T
2024
$12B
2015
GDP rank 3/197 150/197
GDP per capita
$55,800
2024
$1,080
2015
GDP per capita rank 18/197 172/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$72,300
2024
$1,155
2015
Government debt
$2.98T
2024
$6.87B
2015
Debt-to-GDP ratio
65.4%
2025
63.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$35,650
2024
$618
2015
Government debt per person rank 21/185 159/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$39,481
2025
$1,540
2025
Land area
134,916 sq mi
2025
243,990 sq mi
2025
Population density
619 ppl/mi²
2024
49 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.39
2023
3.86
2023
Median age
46.3 years
2024
19.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.7 years
2025
57.9 years
2025

Germany and South Sudan: Comparison Charts

Germany and South Sudan economies compared

GDP
Germany

South Sudan
Year GDP
Germany South Sudan
1960 $84,619,845,881 -
1961 $96,558,204,043 -
1962 $105,895,435,234 -
1963 $112,232,503,744 -
1964 $123,330,404,665 -
1965 $134,774,688,191 -
1966 $143,304,275,684 -
1967 $145,100,667,773 -
1968 $156,527,292,653 -
1969 $177,733,486,326 -
1970 $216,629,229,947 -
1971 $250,900,942,397 -
1972 $300,899,944,795 -
1973 $399,833,571,167 -
1974 $446,934,971,657 -
1975 $492,434,094,920 -
1976 $521,658,712,133 -
1977 $602,698,323,086 -
1978 $743,182,891,918 -
1979 $884,574,218,333 -
1980 $953,772,499,462 -
1981 $803,404,797,058 -
1982 $779,421,633,755 -
1983 $773,507,930,295 -
1984 $727,767,760,979 -
1985 $735,218,723,093 -
1986 $1,050,092,624,516 -
1987 $1,302,932,318,825 -
1988 $1,406,367,016,372 -
1989 $1,404,092,925,205 -
1990 $1,778,162,195,860 -
1991 $1,875,792,575,133 -
1992 $2,141,377,582,968 -
1993 $2,078,954,217,438 -
1994 $2,215,282,632,277 -
1995 $2,593,053,091,306 -
1996 $2,506,576,553,158 -
1997 $2,218,790,886,533 -
1998 $2,247,760,364,566 -
1999 $2,213,873,468,587 -
2000 $1,966,980,701,145 -
2001 $1,966,381,496,642 -
2002 $2,102,350,798,306 -
2003 $2,534,715,518,349 -
2004 $2,852,317,768,062 -
2005 $2,893,393,187,362 -
2006 $3,046,308,753,671 -
2007 $3,484,056,680,855 -
2008 $3,808,786,022,313 $14,586,253,383
2009 $3,479,800,820,863 $12,231,264,525
2010 $3,468,154,343,000 $14,602,072,411
2011 $3,824,828,563,521 $14,907,308,933
2012 $3,597,896,500,945 $11,931,472,169
2013 $3,808,086,291,482 $18,426,469,017
2014 $3,965,800,686,310 $13,962,212,847
2015 $3,423,568,450,957 $11,997,800,760
2016 $3,537,784,107,981 -
2017 $3,763,092,263,753 -
2018 $4,052,008,447,224 -
2019 $3,957,208,055,216 -
2020 $3,940,142,541,354 -
2021 $4,348,297,440,388 -
2022 $4,163,596,357,879 -
2023 $4,525,703,903,628 -
2024 $4,659,929,336,891 -

Germany and South Sudan economies compared

GDP per capita
Germany

South Sudan
Year GDP per capita
Germany South Sudan
1960 $1,162 -
1961 $1,316 -
1962 $1,431 -
1963 $1,502 -
1964 $1,637 -
1965 $1,774 -
1966 $1,871 -
1967 $1,886 -
1968 $2,025 -
1969 $2,281 -
1970 $2,771 -
1971 $3,204 -
1972 $3,824 -
1973 $5,065 -
1974 $5,660 -
1975 $6,259 -
1976 $6,659 -
1977 $7,711 -
1978 $9,517 -
1979 $11,322 -
1980 $12,183 -
1981 $10,246 -
1982 $9,950 -
1983 $9,900 -
1984 $9,347 -
1985 $9,464 -
1986 $13,511 -
1987 $16,739 -
1988 $17,997 -
1989 $17,829 -
1990 $22,386 -
1991 $23,443 -
1992 $26,560 -
1993 $25,617 -
1994 $27,202 -
1995 $31,747 -
1996 $30,600 -
1997 $27,047 -
1998 $27,396 -
1999 $26,965 -
2000 $23,926 -
2001 $23,878 -
2002 $25,487 -
2003 $30,711 -
2004 $34,567 -
2005 $35,084 -
2006 $36,980 -
2007 $42,351 -
2008 $46,386 $1,654
2009 $42,487 $1,323
2010 $42,410 $1,498
2011 $47,647 $1,449
2012 $44,736 $1,109
2013 $47,220 $1,650
2014 $48,971 $1,243
2015 $41,911 $1,080
2016 $42,961 -
2017 $45,527 -
2018 $48,875 -
2019 $47,624 -
2020 $47,380 -
2021 $52,266 -
2022 $49,686 -
2023 $53,940 -
2024 $55,800 -

Germany vs. South Sudan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Germany

South Sudan
Year Life expectancy, years
Germany South Sudan
1950 66.8 30.2
1951 67.1 30.6
1952 67.5 31
1953 67.8 31.4
1954 68.1 31.7
1955 68.3 32
1956 68.6 31.6
1957 68.5 30.9
1958 69.2 27.6
1959 69.3 27.8
1960 69.3 28.1
1961 69.8 28.3
1962 70 28.5
1963 70.1 28.2
1964 70.6 32.5
1965 70.6 28.8
1966 70.7 25.6
1967 71 25.9
1968 70.6 26.1
1969 70.5 25.4
1970 70.7 25.6
1971 70.9 31
1972 71.1 31.3
1973 71.4 36.3
1974 71.7 36.6
1975 71.5 36.9
1976 72 37.1
1977 72.6 37.4
1978 72.6 37.6
1979 72.9 37.8
1980 73.1 38
1981 73.3 38.3
1982 73.6 38.7
1983 73.9 34.7
1984 74.4 31.8
1985 74.5 32.4
1986 74.7 32.8
1987 75.1 20.7
1988 75.3 11
1989 75.5 28.2
1990 75.3 28.6
1991 75.6 29.2
1992 76 21.9
1993 76.1 22.3
1994 76.4 44.9
1995 76.6 31.5
1996 76.8 32.1
1997 77.2 33.1
1998 77.6 19
1999 77.8 44.5
2000 78.1 47.6
2001 78.4 48.6
2002 78.5 49.4
2003 78.5 52.3
2004 79.1 53.1
2005 79.3 54
2006 79.6 54.7
2007 79.7 55.4
2008 79.8 56.3
2009 79.9 56.8
2010 80.1 57.5
2011 80.4 57.7
2012 80.5 58.2
2013 80.5 58.3
2014 80.9 45.6
2015 80.6 39.8
2016 80.8 36.7
2017 80.9 35.4
2018 80.9 51.9
2019 81.2 58.1
2020 81 57.6
2021 81.1 57
2022 80.6 57.2
2023 81.4 57.6
2024 81.5 57.7
2025 81.7 57.9

Germany and South Sudan population clocks and comparison

Population
Germany

South Sudan
Year Population
Germany South Sudan
1960 72,814,900 2,931,559
1961 73,377,632 2,976,724
1962 74,025,784 3,024,308
1963 74,714,353 3,072,669
1964 75,318,337 3,129,918
1965 75,963,695 3,189,835
1966 76,600,311 3,236,423
1967 76,951,336 3,277,648
1968 77,294,314 3,321,528
1969 77,909,682 3,365,533
1970 78,169,289 3,409,614
1971 78,312,842 3,468,646
1972 78,688,452 3,542,497
1973 78,936,666 3,627,383
1974 78,967,433 3,723,259
1975 78,673,554 3,821,494
1976 78,336,950 3,921,910
1977 78,159,814 4,024,032
1978 78,091,820 4,127,657
1979 78,126,350 4,232,605
1980 78,288,576 4,339,030
1981 78,407,907 4,447,272
1982 78,333,366 4,557,686
1983 78,128,282 4,661,574
1984 77,858,685 4,750,627
1985 77,684,873 4,834,296
1986 77,720,436 4,921,240
1987 77,839,920 4,962,395
1988 78,144,619 4,848,029
1989 78,751,283 4,713,229
1990 79,433,029 4,737,633
1991 80,013,896 4,836,677
1992 80,624,598 4,909,749
1993 81,156,363 4,956,002
1994 81,438,348 5,071,184
1995 81,678,051 5,225,836
1996 81,914,831 5,356,925
1997 82,034,771 5,509,136
1998 82,047,195 5,620,068
1999 82,100,243 5,771,628
2000 82,211,508 6,032,267
2001 82,349,925 6,308,391
2002 82,488,495 6,596,806
2003 82,534,176 6,903,127
2004 82,516,260 7,233,041
2005 82,469,422 7,590,143
2006 82,376,451 7,976,526
2007 82,266,372 8,388,788
2008 82,110,097 8,817,647
2009 81,902,307 9,243,556
2010 81,776,930 9,745,953
2011 80,274,983 10,288,109
2012 80,425,823 10,756,240
2013 80,645,605 11,166,275
2014 80,982,500 11,235,073
2015 81,686,611 11,107,561
2016 82,348,669 10,830,102
2017 82,657,002 10,259,154
2018 82,905,782 10,122,977
2019 83,092,962 10,423,384
2020 83,160,871 10,698,467
2021 83,196,078 10,865,780
2022 83,797,985 11,021,177
2023 83,901,923 11,483,374
2024 83,510,950 11,943,408

Fertility rates in Germany and South Sudan

Fertility rate
Germany

South Sudan
Year Fertility rate
Germany South Sudan
1960 2.37 7.16
1961 2.45 7.18
1962 2.44 7.2
1963 2.51 7.2
1964 2.54 7.22
1965 2.5 7.22
1966 2.53 7.25
1967 2.48 7.26
1968 2.38 7.26
1969 2.21 7.28
1970 2.03 7.29
1971 1.92 7.3
1972 1.71 7.31
1973 1.54 7.31
1974 1.51 7.31
1975 1.45 7.33
1976 1.45 7.33
1977 1.4 7.33
1978 1.38 7.33
1979 1.38 7.32
1980 1.44 7.33
1981 1.43 7.33
1982 1.41 7.34
1983 1.33 7.34
1984 1.29 7.35
1985 1.37 7.36
1986 1.43 7.38
1987 1.43 7.39
1988 1.46 7.38
1989 1.42 7.37
1990 1.45 7.38
1991 1.33 7.38
1992 1.29 7.37
1993 1.28 7.36
1994 1.24 7.35
1995 1.25 7.34
1996 1.3 7.32
1997 1.35 7.2
1998 1.36 7.08
1999 1.36 6.94
2000 1.38 6.8
2001 1.35 6.65
2002 1.34 6.52
2003 1.34 6.35
2004 1.36 6.19
2005 1.34 6.02
2006 1.33 5.85
2007 1.37 5.7
2008 1.38 5.57
2009 1.36 5.45
2010 1.39 5.32
2011 1.39 5.19
2012 1.41 5.06
2013 1.42 4.94
2014 1.47 4.82
2015 1.5 4.7
2016 1.6 4.58
2017 1.57 4.48
2018 1.57 4.37
2019 1.54 4.26
2020 1.53 4.16
2021 1.58 4.05
2022 1.46 3.96
2023 1.39 3.86

Germany and South Sudan demographics compared

Median age
Germany

South Sudan
Year Median age, years
Germany South Sudan
1960 34.7 18.6
1961 34.7 18.5
1962 34.7 18.5
1963 34.6 18.4
1964 34.5 18.4
1965 34.4 18.3
1966 34.4 18.3
1967 34.3 18.2
1968 34.2 18
1969 34.1 17.9
1970 34.3 17.7
1971 34.4 17.6
1972 34.6 17.5
1973 34.7 17.5
1974 35 17.4
1975 35.5 17.4
1976 35.8 17.3
1977 36.1 17.2
1978 36.3 17.2
1979 36.4 17.1
1980 36.5 17.1
1981 36.5 17
1982 36.6 16.9
1983 36.7 16.8
1984 37 16.8
1985 37.1 16.7
1986 37.2 16.6
1987 37.4 16.5
1988 37.6 16.8
1989 37.6 17.1
1990 37.6 17
1991 37.7 17
1992 37.8 17
1993 37.9 16.9
1994 38.1 16.9
1995 38.4 16.9
1996 38.6 16.9
1997 38.9 16.9
1998 39.3 17
1999 39.7 17.1
2000 40 17.2
2001 40.4 17.3
2002 40.8 17.3
2003 41.2 17.3
2004 41.6 17.4
2005 42 17.6
2006 42.5 17.8
2007 43.1 18
2008 43.5 18.2
2009 43.9 18.4
2010 44.2 18.7
2011 44.6 19
2012 45.1 19.2
2013 45.5 19.3
2014 45.7 19
2015 45.7 18.6
2016 45.7 18.2
2017 45.8 17.4
2018 45.8 17.3
2019 45.8 17.8
2020 45.8 18.2
2021 45.9 18.4
2022 46 18.7
2023 46.2 19
2024 46.3 19.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Germany South Sudan
GNI, Atlas method
$4.59T
2024
$11.7B
2015
Government expenditure, % of GDP
49.9%
2025
26.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.24%
2022
1.57%
2016
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.52%
2023
6.26%
2023
Armed forces personnel
183,000
2020
53,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.95%
2025
+2%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.37%
2024
12.3%
2008
Services, % of GDP
63.9%
2024
56.6%
2015
Industry, % of GDP
25.8%
2024
33.1%
2015
Economic freedom index
71.6
2025
41
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25%
2020
33%
2016
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2020
1.8%
2016
Number of millionaires
2,820,819
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
4.14%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
171
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0003%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
435
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.04T
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$378B
2024
$72.9M
2023
Personal remittances received
$21.2B
2024
$1.14B
2024
International tourist arrivals
12,449,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
3.47%
2019
0.39%
2018
Banked people share
98.3%
2024
5.83%
2021

Energy

Germany South Sudan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,907 kg
2023
69 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$23.6
2023
$15.1
2015
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
583 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
6.95 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
77.6%
2023
73.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
17.6%
2021
32.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
9.15%
2023
0.4%
2022
Net energy imports use share
70.5%
2023
-860%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
5,904 kWh
2023
46.9 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
39.8%
2021
0.34%
2021
Hydroelectric share
4.95%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
1.41%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
5.4%
2023

Society

Germany South Sudan
% of world population
1.03%
2024
0.15%
2024
Annual migration change
+36,954
2024
+15,374
2024
Urban population
77.9%
2024
21.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.92 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.45 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
91.1
2025
5.62
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
75
2024
8
2024
Higher education index
93
2025
10
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.82
2022
14.1
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
3.8
2019
36.7
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
54
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
34.5%
2018
English speaking
56.3%
2023
94%
2023
People using the Internet
93.5%
2024
9.27%
2020

Health

Germany South Sudan
Government health expenditure per capita
$6,233
2023
$49.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$703
2023
$17
2022
Life expectancy
81.7 years
2025
57.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
49.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.52
2021
0.04
2020
Age at first childbirth
29.8 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
4
2023
692
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.7
2023
98.7
2023
Obesity rate
21%
2022
8.79%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.8%
2024
4.6%
2024
Air quality index
76
2025
21
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
21.3%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.8 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Germany South Sudan
% of world land
0.23%
2025
0.42%
2025
Land area per capita
1,616 sq mi
2024
20,429 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
64,039 sq mi
2025
109,449 sq mi
2025
Forest area
44,089 sq mi
2025
27,633 sq mi
2025
Roads length
515,738 mi
2022
n/a

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