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Mongolia vs South Sudan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Mongolia has a population of 3.52M (ranked 132/197), compared with 11.9M in South Sudan (ranked 81/197). Mongolia's land area is 601,740 sq mi versus 243,990 sq mi for South Sudan (ranked 18th vs. 41st).

By GDP, Mongolia ranks 121/197 ($23.6B) and South Sudan ranks 150/197 ($12B). By GDP per capita, Mongolia ranks 107/197 ($6,691), while South Sudan ranks 172/197 ($1,080).

Main facts and rankings

Mongolia South Sudan
Population
3599274
12387398
Population rank 132/197 81/197
GDP
$23.6B
2024
$12B
2015
GDP rank 121/197 150/197
GDP per capita
$6,691
2024
$1,080
2015
GDP per capita rank 107/197 172/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$19,098
2024
$1,155
2015
Government debt
$10.5B
2024
$6.87B
2015
Debt-to-GDP ratio
42.6%
2025
63.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,969
2024
$618
2015
Government debt per person rank 101/185 159/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,196
2025
$1,540
2025
Land area
601,740 sq mi
2025
243,990 sq mi
2025
Population density
5.86 ppl/mi²
2024
49 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.7
2023
3.86
2023
Median age
27.8 years
2024
19.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.2 years
2025
57.9 years
2025

Mongolia and South Sudan: Comparison Charts

Mongolia and South Sudan economies compared

GDP
Mongolia

South Sudan
Year GDP
Mongolia South Sudan
1980 $2,101,394,100 -
1981 $2,310,099,100 -
1982 $2,552,401,933 -
1983 $2,725,736,633 -
1984 $2,098,734,600 -
1985 $2,186,505,475 -
1986 $2,896,178,867 -
1987 $3,020,611,600 -
1988 $3,204,461,567 -
1989 $3,576,966,800 -
1990 $2,560,785,660 -
1991 $2,379,018,326 -
1992 $1,317,611,864 -
1993 $768,401,634 -
1994 $925,817,092 -
1995 $1,452,165,005 -
1996 $1,345,719,472 -
1997 $1,180,934,203 -
1998 $1,124,440,205 -
1999 $1,057,408,589 -
2000 $1,136,896,124 -
2001 $1,267,997,934 -
2002 $1,396,555,720 -
2003 $1,595,297,356 -
2004 $1,992,066,808 -
2005 $2,523,471,601 -
2006 $3,414,055,662 -
2007 $4,234,999,704 -
2008 $5,623,216,608 $14,586,253,383
2009 $4,583,850,368 $12,231,264,525
2010 $7,189,481,999 $14,602,072,411
2011 $10,409,797,378 $14,907,308,933
2012 $12,292,770,632 $11,931,472,169
2013 $12,582,122,604 $18,426,469,017
2014 $12,226,514,668 $13,962,212,847
2015 $11,619,892,591 $11,997,800,760
2016 $11,181,350,649 -
2017 $11,480,847,741 -
2018 $13,178,094,720 -
2019 $14,206,359,018 -
2020 $13,312,981,429 -
2021 $15,286,441,738 -
2022 $17,146,471,714 -
2023 $20,325,121,394 -
2024 $23,586,055,802 -

Mongolia and South Sudan economies compared

GDP per capita
Mongolia

South Sudan
Year GDP per capita
Mongolia South Sudan
1980 $1,235 -
1981 $1,325 -
1982 $1,430 -
1983 $1,490 -
1984 $1,120 -
1985 $1,138 -
1986 $1,469 -
1987 $1,493 -
1988 $1,543 -
1989 $1,684 -
1990 $1,220 -
1991 $1,099 -
1992 $608 -
1993 $355 -
1994 $423 -
1995 $653 -
1996 $596 -
1997 $515 -
1998 $484 -
1999 $449 -
2000 $476 -
2001 $524 -
2002 $570 -
2003 $643 -
2004 $794 -
2005 $995 -
2006 $1,330 -
2007 $1,628 -
2008 $2,127 $1,654
2009 $1,703 $1,323
2010 $2,625 $1,498
2011 $3,736 $1,449
2012 $4,329 $1,109
2013 $4,340 $1,650
2014 $4,126 $1,243
2015 $3,839 $1,080
2016 $3,620 -
2017 $3,646 -
2018 $4,108 -
2019 $4,348 -
2020 $4,001 -
2021 $4,518 -
2022 $4,994 -
2023 $5,839 -
2024 $6,691 -

Mongolia vs. South Sudan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Mongolia

South Sudan
Year Life expectancy, years
Mongolia South Sudan
1950 38.6 30.2
1951 39.1 30.6
1952 39.4 31
1953 39.8 31.4
1954 40.2 31.7
1955 40.7 32
1956 41.4 31.6
1957 40.4 30.9
1958 42.8 27.6
1959 43.7 27.8
1960 44.5 28.1
1961 45.4 28.3
1962 46.3 28.5
1963 47.1 28.2
1964 47.9 32.5
1965 48.7 28.8
1966 49.4 25.6
1967 50.1 25.9
1968 50.8 26.1
1969 51.4 25.4
1970 52 25.6
1971 52.6 31
1972 53.1 31.3
1973 53.6 36.3
1974 54 36.6
1975 54.3 36.9
1976 54.6 37.1
1977 54.8 37.4
1978 54.9 37.6
1979 55.1 37.8
1980 55.2 38
1981 55.4 38.3
1982 55.6 38.7
1983 55.9 34.7
1984 56.1 31.8
1985 56.4 32.4
1986 56.8 32.8
1987 57.1 20.7
1988 57.5 11
1989 58.1 28.2
1990 58.8 28.6
1991 59.8 29.2
1992 60.4 21.9
1993 60.8 22.3
1994 60.9 44.9
1995 60.9 31.5
1996 61 32.1
1997 61.4 33.1
1998 62.1 19
1999 62.8 44.5
2000 63.5 47.6
2001 63.8 48.6
2002 64 49.4
2003 64.1 52.3
2004 64.3 53.1
2005 64.8 54
2006 65.6 54.7
2007 66.5 55.4
2008 67.1 56.3
2009 67.2 56.8
2010 67.1 57.5
2011 67.2 57.7
2012 67.6 58.2
2013 68.2 58.3
2014 68.7 45.6
2015 69.2 39.8
2016 69.7 36.7
2017 70.2 35.4
2018 70.6 51.9
2019 70.7 58.1
2020 70 57.6
2021 68.6 57
2022 71.5 57.2
2023 71.7 57.6
2024 72 57.7
2025 72.2 57.9

Mongolia and South Sudan population clocks and comparison

Population
Mongolia

South Sudan
Year Population
Mongolia South Sudan
1960 977,595 2,931,559
1961 1,009,284 2,976,724
1962 1,041,444 3,024,308
1963 1,071,362 3,072,669
1964 1,100,234 3,129,918
1965 1,131,177 3,189,835
1966 1,163,754 3,236,423
1967 1,196,996 3,277,648
1968 1,229,930 3,321,528
1969 1,262,284 3,365,533
1970 1,295,272 3,409,614
1971 1,330,071 3,468,646
1972 1,366,821 3,542,497
1973 1,405,502 3,627,383
1974 1,446,050 3,723,259
1975 1,488,296 3,821,494
1976 1,531,945 3,921,910
1977 1,576,245 4,024,032
1978 1,619,468 4,127,657
1979 1,660,659 4,232,605
1980 1,701,335 4,339,030
1981 1,742,857 4,447,272
1982 1,785,364 4,557,686
1983 1,829,092 4,661,574
1984 1,874,349 4,750,627
1985 1,921,514 4,834,296
1986 1,970,965 4,921,240
1987 2,022,800 4,962,395
1988 2,076,322 4,848,029
1989 2,124,185 4,713,229
1990 2,098,710 4,737,633
1991 2,165,342 4,836,677
1992 2,167,790 4,909,749
1993 2,165,130 4,956,002
1994 2,189,395 5,071,184
1995 2,224,945 5,225,836
1996 2,259,507 5,356,925
1997 2,291,750 5,509,136
1998 2,323,809 5,620,068
1999 2,356,813 5,771,628
2000 2,388,299 6,032,267
2001 2,417,751 6,308,391
2002 2,449,027 6,596,806
2003 2,480,374 6,903,127
2004 2,508,412 7,233,041
2005 2,536,407 7,590,143
2006 2,567,168 7,976,526
2007 2,601,850 8,388,788
2008 2,643,201 8,817,647
2009 2,691,115 9,243,556
2010 2,738,622 9,745,953
2011 2,786,317 10,288,109
2012 2,839,705 10,756,240
2013 2,899,011 11,166,275
2014 2,963,113 11,235,073
2015 3,026,864 11,107,561
2016 3,088,856 10,830,102
2017 3,148,917 10,259,154
2018 3,208,189 10,122,977
2019 3,267,673 10,423,384
2020 3,327,204 10,698,467
2021 3,383,741 10,865,780
2022 3,433,748 11,021,177
2023 3,481,145 11,483,374
2024 3,524,788 11,943,408

Fertility rates in Mongolia and South Sudan

Fertility rate
Mongolia

South Sudan
Year Fertility rate
Mongolia South Sudan
1960 6.82 7.16
1961 6.96 7.18
1962 7.1 7.2
1963 7.24 7.2
1964 7.33 7.22
1965 7.38 7.22
1966 7.41 7.25
1967 7.39 7.26
1968 7.37 7.26
1969 7.34 7.28
1970 7.31 7.29
1971 7.3 7.3
1972 7.28 7.31
1973 7.24 7.31
1974 7.17 7.31
1975 7.07 7.33
1976 6.93 7.33
1977 6.79 7.33
1978 6.62 7.33
1979 6.42 7.32
1980 6.21 7.33
1981 5.98 7.33
1982 5.8 7.34
1983 5.63 7.34
1984 5.45 7.35
1985 5.26 7.36
1986 5.03 7.38
1987 4.83 7.39
1988 4.65 7.38
1989 4.42 7.37
1990 4.5 7.38
1991 4 7.38
1992 3.5 7.37
1993 2.5 7.36
1994 2.7 7.35
1995 2.77 7.34
1996 2.5 7.32
1997 2.4 7.2
1998 2.3 7.08
1999 2.3 6.94
2000 2.2 6.8
2001 2.2 6.65
2002 2.1 6.52
2003 2 6.35
2004 2 6.19
2005 2 6.02
2006 2.1 5.85
2007 2.3 5.7
2008 2.6 5.57
2009 2.8 5.45
2010 2.4 5.32
2011 2.6 5.19
2012 2.7 5.06
2013 3 4.94
2014 3.1 4.82
2015 3 4.7
2016 3 4.58
2017 2.8 4.48
2018 2.9 4.37
2019 3 4.26
2020 2.9 4.16
2021 2.8 4.05
2022 2.7 3.96
2023 2.7 3.86

Mongolia and South Sudan demographics compared

Median age
Mongolia

South Sudan
Year Median age, years
Mongolia South Sudan
1960 22.8 18.6
1961 22.5 18.5
1962 22.2 18.5
1963 21.7 18.4
1964 21 18.4
1965 20.3 18.3
1966 19.6 18.3
1967 19 18.2
1968 18.4 18
1969 18 17.9
1970 17.7 17.7
1971 17.5 17.6
1972 17.3 17.5
1973 17.2 17.5
1974 17.2 17.4
1975 17.2 17.4
1976 17.2 17.3
1977 17.3 17.2
1978 17.4 17.2
1979 17.5 17.1
1980 17.7 17.1
1981 17.9 17
1982 18 16.9
1983 18.2 16.8
1984 18.4 16.8
1985 18.5 16.7
1986 18.6 16.6
1987 18.7 16.5
1988 18.7 16.8
1989 18.8 17.1
1990 19 17
1991 19.1 17
1992 19.3 17
1993 19.5 16.9
1994 19.8 16.9
1995 20 16.9
1996 20.4 16.9
1997 20.7 16.9
1998 21 17
1999 21.4 17.1
2000 21.8 17.2
2001 22.2 17.3
2002 22.6 17.3
2003 23 17.3
2004 23.4 17.4
2005 23.8 17.6
2006 24.2 17.8
2007 24.5 18
2008 24.8 18.2
2009 25.1 18.4
2010 25.4 18.7
2011 25.8 19
2012 26.1 19.2
2013 26.3 19.3
2014 26.5 19
2015 26.7 18.6
2016 26.9 18.2
2017 27 17.4
2018 27.1 17.3
2019 27.2 17.8
2020 27.3 18.2
2021 27.4 18.4
2022 27.6 18.7
2023 27.7 19
2024 27.8 19.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Mongolia South Sudan
GNI, Atlas method
$18.9B
2024
$11.7B
2015
Government expenditure, % of GDP
36.6%
2025
26.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.66%
2023
1.57%
2016
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.6%
2023
6.26%
2023
Armed forces personnel
18,000
2020
53,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.95%
2025
+2%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.18%
2023
12.3%
2008
Services, % of GDP
44.2%
2024
56.6%
2015
Industry, % of GDP
38.1%
2024
33.1%
2015
Economic freedom index
62.6
2025
41
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.6%
2022
33%
2016
Income share by poorest 10%
3.4%
2022
1.8%
2016
Total reserves including gold
$5.51B
2024
$72.9M
2023
Personal remittances received
$528M
2024
$1.14B
2024
International tourist arrivals
66,900
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
0.64%
2020
0.39%
2018
Banked people share
98.3%
2024
5.83%
2021

Energy

Mongolia South Sudan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,891 kg
2022
69 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.68
2022
$15.1
2015
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
28.1 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
8.08 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
94.7%
2022
73.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
3%
2021
32.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.01%
2022
0.4%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-226.4%
2022
-860%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
2,546 kWh
2022
46.9 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
10.9%
2021
0.34%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.81%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
5.4%
2023

Society

Mongolia South Sudan
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.15%
2024
Annual migration change
+83
2024
+15,374
2024
Urban population
69.3%
2024
21.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
47.6
2025
5.62
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
8
2024
Higher education index
42
2025
10
2025
Homicides per 100K people
5.92
2023
14.1
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
21
2019
36.7
2019
Visa free countries
77
2025
54
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.6%
2023
34.5%
2018
English speaking
1%
2025
94%
2023
People using the Internet
83%
2023
9.27%
2020

Health

Mongolia South Sudan
Government health expenditure per capita
$448
2022
$49.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$174.6
2022
$17
2022
Life expectancy
72.2 years
2025
57.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
24.5%
2022
49.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.87
2021
0.04
2020
Age at first childbirth
20.5 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
41
2023
692
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
13.6
2023
98.7
2023
Obesity rate
24.8%
2022
8.79%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.3%
2024
4.6%
2024
Air quality index
24
2025
21
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
29.5%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.68 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Mongolia South Sudan
% of world land
1.05%
2025
0.42%
2025
Land area per capita
170,717 sq mi
2024
20,429 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
414,933 sq mi
2025
109,449 sq mi
2025
Forest area
54,709 sq mi
2025
27,633 sq mi
2025
Roads length
70,339 mi
2017
n/a

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