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Russia vs South Sudan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Russia has a population of 144M (ranked 9/197), compared with 11.9M in South Sudan (ranked 81/197). Russia's land area is 6,323,145 sq mi versus 243,990 sq mi for South Sudan (ranked 1st vs. 41st).

By GDP, Russia ranks 11/197 ($2.17T) and South Sudan ranks 150/197 ($12B). By GDP per capita, Russia ranks 69/197 ($15,145), while South Sudan ranks 172/197 ($1,080).

Main facts and rankings

Russia South Sudan
Population
142718132
12387398
Population rank 9/197 81/197
GDP
$2.17T
2024
$12B
2015
GDP rank 11/197 150/197
GDP per capita
$15,145
2024
$1,080
2015
GDP per capita rank 69/197 172/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$47,405
2024
$1,155
2015
Government debt
$441B
2024
$6.87B
2015
Debt-to-GDP ratio
21.4%
2025
63.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$3,075
2024
$618
2015
Government debt per person rank 98/185 159/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$9,262
2025
$1,540
2025
Land area
6,323,145 sq mi
2025
243,990 sq mi
2025
Population density
22.7 ppl/mi²
2024
49 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.41
2023
3.86
2023
Median age
40.9 years
2024
19.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
57.9 years
2025

Russia and South Sudan: Comparison Charts

Russia and South Sudan economies compared

GDP
Russia

South Sudan
Year GDP
Russia South Sudan
1988 $554,828,660,436 -
1989 $506,631,299,735 -
1990 $517,014,446,228 -
1991 $517,962,962,963 -
1992 $460,290,556,901 -
1993 $435,083,713,851 -
1994 $395,077,301,248 -
1995 $395,537,185,735 -
1996 $391,724,890,744 -
1997 $404,928,954,192 -
1998 $270,955,486,862 -
1999 $195,907,128,351 -
2000 $259,710,142,197 -
2001 $306,602,070,621 -
2002 $345,470,494,418 -
2003 $430,347,420,185 -
2004 $591,016,690,732 -
2005 $764,015,973,481 -
2006 $989,932,071,353 -
2007 $1,299,703,478,482 -
2008 $1,660,848,058,303 $14,586,253,383
2009 $1,222,645,900,056 $12,231,264,525
2010 $1,524,916,715,224 $14,602,072,411
2011 $2,045,922,753,398 $14,907,308,933
2012 $2,208,293,553,878 $11,931,472,169
2013 $2,292,470,078,346 $18,426,469,017
2014 $2,059,241,589,895 $13,962,212,847
2015 $1,363,482,182,198 $11,997,800,760
2016 $1,276,786,350,881 -
2017 $1,574,199,360,089 -
2018 $1,657,328,773,461 -
2019 $1,693,115,002,708 -
2020 $1,493,075,894,362 -
2021 $1,829,186,719,575 -
2022 $2,291,612,121,335 -
2023 $2,071,505,725,031 -
2024 $2,173,835,806,672 -

Russia and South Sudan economies compared

GDP per capita
Russia

South Sudan
Year GDP per capita
Russia South Sudan
1988 $3,778 -
1989 $3,430 -
1990 $3,494 -
1991 $3,490 -
1992 $3,099 -
1993 $2,931 -
1994 $2,662 -
1995 $2,666 -
1996 $2,644 -
1997 $2,738 -
1998 $1,835 -
1999 $1,331 -
2000 $1,772 -
2001 $2,100 -
2002 $2,378 -
2003 $2,975 -
2004 $4,102 -
2005 $5,323 -
2006 $6,920 -
2007 $9,101 -
2008 $11,635 $1,654
2009 $8,563 $1,323
2010 $10,675 $1,498
2011 $14,305 $1,449
2012 $15,402 $1,109
2013 $15,941 $1,650
2014 $14,277 $1,243
2015 $9,427 $1,080
2016 $8,804 -
2017 $10,835 -
2018 $11,399 -
2019 $11,640 -
2020 $10,280 -
2021 $12,637 -
2022 $15,888 -
2023 $14,403 -
2024 $15,145 -

Russia vs. South Sudan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Russia

South Sudan
Year Life expectancy, years
Russia South Sudan
1950 55.5 30.2
1951 55.3 30.6
1952 57.6 31
1953 58.8 31.4
1954 59.9 31.7
1955 62.1 32
1956 66.5 31.6
1957 66 30.9
1958 67.7 27.6
1959 67.4 27.8
1960 68.3 28.1
1961 68.6 28.3
1962 68.5 28.5
1963 69.1 28.2
1964 69.5 32.5
1965 69.3 28.8
1966 69.4 25.6
1967 69.2 25.9
1968 69.1 26.1
1969 68.6 25.4
1970 68.7 25.6
1971 68.9 31
1972 68.8 31.3
1973 68.9 36.3
1974 68.7 36.6
1975 68.3 36.9
1976 68.1 37.1
1977 67.9 37.4
1978 67.8 37.6
1979 67.6 37.8
1980 67.5 38
1981 67.6 38.3
1982 68.1 38.7
1983 68 34.7
1984 67.6 31.8
1985 68.3 32.4
1986 70 32.8
1987 70.1 20.7
1988 69.9 11
1989 69.7 28.2
1990 69.3 28.6
1991 69 29.2
1992 67.8 21.9
1993 65 22.3
1994 63.8 44.9
1995 64 31.5
1996 65.4 32.1
1997 66.6 33.1
1998 66.9 19
1999 65.6 44.5
2000 65 47.6
2001 65 48.6
2002 64.7 49.4
2003 64.7 52.3
2004 65.1 53.1
2005 65.2 54
2006 66.5 54.7
2007 67.5 55.4
2008 67.9 56.3
2009 68.7 56.8
2010 68.2 57.5
2011 69.7 57.7
2012 70.1 58.2
2013 70.6 58.3
2014 70.8 45.6
2015 71.3 39.8
2016 71.9 36.7
2017 72.8 35.4
2018 72.9 51.9
2019 73.1 58.1
2020 71.2 57.6
2021 69.8 57
2022 72.5 57.2
2023 73.2 57.6
2024 73.3 57.7
2025 73.5 57.9

Russia and South Sudan population clocks and comparison

Population
Russia

South Sudan
Year Population
Russia South Sudan
1960 119,897,000 2,931,559
1961 121,236,000 2,976,724
1962 122,591,000 3,024,308
1963 123,960,000 3,072,669
1964 125,345,000 3,129,918
1965 126,745,000 3,189,835
1966 127,468,000 3,236,423
1967 128,196,000 3,277,648
1968 128,928,000 3,321,528
1969 129,664,000 3,365,533
1970 130,404,000 3,409,614
1971 131,155,000 3,468,646
1972 131,909,000 3,542,497
1973 132,669,000 3,627,383
1974 133,432,000 3,723,259
1975 134,200,000 3,821,494
1976 135,147,000 3,921,910
1977 136,100,000 4,024,032
1978 137,060,000 4,127,657
1979 138,027,000 4,232,605
1980 139,010,000 4,339,030
1981 139,941,000 4,447,272
1982 140,823,000 4,557,686
1983 141,668,000 4,661,574
1984 142,745,000 4,750,627
1985 143,858,000 4,834,296
1986 144,894,000 4,921,240
1987 145,908,000 4,962,395
1988 146,857,000 4,848,029
1989 147,721,000 4,713,229
1990 147,969,406 4,737,633
1991 148,394,216 4,836,677
1992 148,538,197 4,909,749
1993 148,458,777 4,956,002
1994 148,407,912 5,071,184
1995 148,375,787 5,225,836
1996 148,160,129 5,356,925
1997 147,915,361 5,509,136
1998 147,670,784 5,620,068
1999 147,214,776 5,771,628
2000 146,596,869 6,032,267
2001 145,976,482 6,308,391
2002 145,306,497 6,596,806
2003 144,648,618 6,903,127
2004 144,067,316 7,233,041
2005 143,518,814 7,590,143
2006 143,049,637 7,976,526
2007 142,805,114 8,388,788
2008 142,742,366 8,817,647
2009 142,785,348 9,243,556
2010 142,849,468 9,745,953
2011 143,018,195 10,288,109
2012 143,378,447 10,756,240
2013 143,805,638 11,166,275
2014 144,237,223 11,235,073
2015 144,640,716 11,107,561
2016 145,015,460 10,830,102
2017 145,293,260 10,259,154
2018 145,398,106 10,122,977
2019 145,453,291 10,423,384
2020 145,245,148 10,698,467
2021 144,746,762 10,865,780
2022 144,236,933 11,021,177
2023 143,826,130 11,483,374
2024 143,533,851 11,943,408

Fertility rates in Russia and South Sudan

Fertility rate
Russia

South Sudan
Year Fertility rate
Russia South Sudan
1960 2.52 7.16
1961 2.45 7.18
1962 2.36 7.2
1963 2.27 7.2
1964 2.18 7.22
1965 2.13 7.22
1966 2.1 7.25
1967 2.04 7.26
1968 1.99 7.26
1969 1.97 7.28
1970 1.99 7.29
1971 2.03 7.3
1972 2.04 7.31
1973 2.01 7.31
1974 2 7.31
1975 1.98 7.33
1976 1.97 7.33
1977 1.95 7.33
1978 1.92 7.33
1979 1.9 7.32
1980 1.89 7.33
1981 1.91 7.33
1982 2.04 7.34
1983 2.11 7.34
1984 2.06 7.35
1985 2.05 7.36
1986 2.15 7.38
1987 2.22 7.39
1988 2.12 7.38
1989 2.01 7.37
1990 1.89 7.38
1991 1.73 7.38
1992 1.55 7.37
1993 1.39 7.36
1994 1.4 7.35
1995 1.34 7.34
1996 1.27 7.32
1997 1.22 7.2
1998 1.23 7.08
1999 1.16 6.94
2000 1.2 6.8
2001 1.22 6.65
2002 1.29 6.52
2003 1.32 6.35
2004 1.34 6.19
2005 1.29 6.02
2006 1.31 5.85
2007 1.42 5.7
2008 1.5 5.57
2009 1.54 5.45
2010 1.57 5.32
2011 1.58 5.19
2012 1.69 5.06
2013 1.71 4.94
2014 1.75 4.82
2015 1.78 4.7
2016 1.76 4.58
2017 1.62 4.48
2018 1.58 4.37
2019 1.5 4.26
2020 1.51 4.16
2021 1.51 4.05
2022 1.42 3.96
2023 1.41 3.86

Russia and South Sudan demographics compared

Median age
Russia

South Sudan
Year Median age, years
Russia South Sudan
1960 27.1 18.6
1961 27.4 18.5
1962 27.7 18.5
1963 28.1 18.4
1964 28.3 18.4
1965 28.6 18.3
1966 28.9 18.3
1967 29.2 18.2
1968 29.8 18
1969 30.3 17.9
1970 30.7 17.7
1971 31 17.6
1972 31.1 17.5
1973 31.1 17.5
1974 30.9 17.4
1975 30.7 17.4
1976 30.6 17.3
1977 30.9 17.2
1978 31 17.2
1979 31.1 17.1
1980 31.3 17.1
1981 31.4 17
1982 31.6 16.9
1983 31.7 16.8
1984 31.8 16.8
1985 32 16.7
1986 32.2 16.6
1987 32.4 16.5
1988 32.6 16.8
1989 32.9 17.1
1990 33.2 17
1991 33.6 17
1992 33.9 17
1993 34.4 16.9
1994 34.7 16.9
1995 35 16.9
1996 35.3 16.9
1997 35.7 16.9
1998 36 17
1999 36.3 17.1
2000 36.6 17.2
2001 36.8 17.3
2002 36.9 17.3
2003 37 17.3
2004 37.2 17.4
2005 37.4 17.6
2006 37.6 17.8
2007 37.7 18
2008 37.8 18.2
2009 37.9 18.4
2010 38 18.7
2011 38.1 19
2012 38.3 19.2
2013 38.4 19.3
2014 38.6 19
2015 38.7 18.6
2016 38.8 18.2
2017 39 17.4
2018 39.2 17.3
2019 39.4 17.8
2020 39.7 18.2
2021 39.9 18.4
2022 40.1 18.7
2023 40.5 19
2024 40.9 19.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Russia South Sudan
GNI, Atlas method
$2.24T
2024
$11.7B
2015
Government expenditure, % of GDP
37.6%
2025
26.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.16%
2023
1.57%
2016
Military expenditure, % of GDP
5.86%
2023
6.26%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,454,000
2020
53,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.01%
2025
+2%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.43%
2024
12.3%
2008
Services, % of GDP
57.5%
2024
56.6%
2015
Industry, % of GDP
30.7%
2024
33.1%
2015
Economic freedom index
51.6
2025
41
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.1%
2023
33%
2016
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2023
1.8%
2016
Number of millionaires
381,726
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
0.34%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
140
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0001%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
194
2023
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$650B
2023
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$597B
2023
$72.9M
2023
Personal remittances received
$1.91B
2024
$1.14B
2024
International tourist arrivals
6,359,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
1.3%
2020
0.39%
2018
Banked people share
79.3%
2024
5.83%
2021

Energy

Russia South Sudan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
5,601 kg
2022
69 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$7.43
2022
$15.1
2015
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2,070 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
14.4 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
89.5%
2022
73.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
3.5%
2021
32.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
9.45%
2022
0.4%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-75.1%
2022
-860%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
7,184 kWh
2022
46.9 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
19.2%
2021
0.34%
2021
Hydroelectric share
17.3%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
19.4%
2022
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
5.4%
2023

Society

Russia South Sudan
% of world population
1.76%
2024
0.15%
2024
Annual migration change
-178,042
2024
+15,374
2024
Urban population
75.5%
2024
21.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.79 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
48.5
2025
5.62
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
22
2024
8
2024
Higher education index
84
2025
10
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.8
2021
14.1
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
12
2019
36.7
2019
Visa free countries
125
2025
54
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2021
34.5%
2018
English speaking
4.84%
2023
94%
2023
People using the Internet
94.4%
2024
9.27%
2020

Health

Russia South Sudan
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,078
2022
$49.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$298.7
2022
$17
2022
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
57.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.05%
2008
49.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.83
2020
0.04
2020
Age at first childbirth
25.2 years
2013
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
9
2023
692
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.5
2023
98.7
2023
Obesity rate
24.8%
2022
8.79%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.9%
2024
4.6%
2024
Air quality index
69
2025
21
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
29.2%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.5 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Russia South Sudan
% of world land
11%
2025
0.42%
2025
Land area per capita
44,053 sq mi
2024
20,429 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
832,826 sq mi
2025
109,449 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,147,937 sq mi
2025
27,633 sq mi
2025
Roads length
981,326 mi
2023
n/a

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