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South Sudan vs Trinidad and Tobago statistics compared

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South Sudan has a population of 11.9M (ranked 81/197), compared with 1.37M in Trinidad and Tobago (ranked 154/197). South Sudan's land area is 243,990 sq mi versus 1,981 sq mi for Trinidad and Tobago (ranked 41st vs. 166th).

By GDP, South Sudan ranks 150/197 ($12B) and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 114/197 ($26.4B). By GDP per capita, South Sudan ranks 172/197 ($1,080), while Trinidad and Tobago ranks 60/197 ($19,315).

Main facts and rankings

South Sudan Trinidad
Population
12387398
1372940
Population rank 81/197 154/197
GDP
$12B
2015
$26.4B
2024
GDP rank 150/197 114/197
GDP per capita
$1,080
2015
$19,315
2024
GDP per capita rank 172/197 60/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,155
2015
$36,021
2024
Government debt
$6.87B
2015
$17B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
63.2%
2025
67.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$618
2015
$12,454
2024
Government debt per person rank 159/185 45/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,540
2025
$11,432
2025
Land area
243,990 sq mi
2025
1,981 sq mi
2025
Population density
49 ppl/mi²
2024
691 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.86
2023
1.53
2023
Median age
19.4 years
2024
38.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
57.9 years
2025
73.7 years
2025

South Sudan and Trinidad and Tobago: Comparison Charts

South Sudan and Trinidad and Tobago economies compared

GDP
South Sudan

Trinidad and Tobago
Year GDP
South Sudan Trinidad
1960 - $535,673,252
1961 - $584,964,621
1962 - $619,322,810
1963 - $678,239,329
1964 - $711,897,520
1965 - $736,573,159
1966 - $723,739,857
1967 - $761,981,912
1968 - $758,899,950
1969 - $779,200,000
1970 - $821,850,000
1971 - $896,765,215
1972 - $1,083,391,758
1973 - $1,308,785,431
1974 - $2,042,001,071
1975 - $2,442,669,825
1976 - $2,500,424,955
1977 - $3,138,666,667
1978 - $3,562,333,458
1979 - $4,602,416,625
1980 - $6,235,833,333
1981 - $6,992,083,333
1982 - $8,140,416,667
1983 - $7,763,750,000
1984 - $7,757,083,333
1985 - $7,375,918,367
1986 - $4,794,444,444
1987 - $4,797,777,778
1988 - $4,496,910,569
1989 - $4,323,058,824
1990 - $5,068,000,000
1991 - $5,307,905,882
1992 - $5,439,552,941
1993 - $4,669,491,134
1994 - $4,947,181,646
1995 - $5,329,217,747
1996 - $5,759,570,336
1997 - $5,737,771,523
1998 - $6,043,686,654
1999 - $6,808,982,521
2000 - $8,154,342,116
2001 - $8,824,849,191
2002 - $9,008,298,229
2003 - $11,305,459,802
2004 - $13,280,291,990
2005 - $15,982,389,018
2006 - $18,369,361,094
2007 - $21,641,620,050
2008 $14,586,253,383 $27,871,587,350
2009 $12,231,264,525 $19,172,165,226
2010 $14,602,072,411 $22,157,920,592
2011 $14,907,308,933 $25,433,007,437
2012 $11,931,472,169 $27,147,349,937
2013 $18,426,469,017 $28,560,536,917
2014 $13,962,212,847 $29,474,180,442
2015 $11,997,800,760 $26,841,143,095
2016 - $23,624,333,664
2017 - $23,847,765,529
2018 - $23,888,910,152
2019 - $23,588,037,787
2020 - $20,991,339,707
2021 - $24,177,305,760
2022 - $28,510,328,245
2023 - $25,489,373,405
2024 - $26,428,963,758

South Sudan and Trinidad and Tobago economies compared

GDP per capita
South Sudan

Trinidad and Tobago
Year GDP per capita
South Sudan Trinidad
1960 - $634
1961 - $678
1962 - $704
1963 - $756
1964 - $780
1965 - $793
1966 - $768
1967 - $797
1968 - $783
1969 - $795
1970 - $829
1971 - $894
1972 - $1,067
1973 - $1,273
1974 - $1,962
1975 - $2,319
1976 - $2,345
1977 - $2,907
1978 - $3,258
1979 - $4,155
1980 - $5,559
1981 - $6,160
1982 - $7,091
1983 - $6,690
1984 - $6,613
1985 - $6,212
1986 - $3,985
1987 - $3,941
1988 - $3,656
1989 - $3,482
1990 - $4,047
1991 - $4,205
1992 - $4,277
1993 - $3,647
1994 - $3,840
1995 - $4,115
1996 - $4,427
1997 - $4,394
1998 - $4,613
1999 - $5,179
2000 - $6,179
2001 - $6,657
2002 - $6,763
2003 - $8,445
2004 - $9,871
2005 - $12,346
2006 - $14,153
2007 - $16,607
2008 $1,654 $21,299
2009 $1,323 $14,634
2010 $1,498 $16,815
2011 $1,449 $19,151
2012 $1,109 $20,332
2013 $1,650 $21,305
2014 $1,243 $21,908
2015 $1,080 $19,887
2016 - $17,449
2017 - $17,579
2018 - $17,576
2019 - $17,293
2020 - $15,359
2021 - $17,679
2022 - $20,874
2023 - $18,639
2024 - $19,315

South Sudan vs. Trinidad and Tobago life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
South Sudan

Trinidad and Tobago
Year Life expectancy, years
South Sudan Trinidad
1950 30.2 57
1951 30.6 57.3
1952 31 57.7
1953 31.4 58.3
1954 31.7 59.1
1955 32 59.7
1956 31.6 60.3
1957 30.9 60.7
1958 27.6 61.4
1959 27.8 61.9
1960 28.1 62.5
1961 28.3 63
1962 28.5 63.4
1963 28.2 63.6
1964 32.5 64
1965 28.8 64.2
1966 25.6 64.3
1967 25.9 64.5
1968 26.1 64.6
1969 25.4 64.8
1970 25.6 64.9
1971 31 64.9
1972 31.3 65.2
1973 36.3 65.4
1974 36.6 65.5
1975 36.9 65.6
1976 37.1 66
1977 37.4 66.2
1978 37.6 66.2
1979 37.8 66.4
1980 38 66.5
1981 38.3 66.5
1982 38.7 66.4
1983 34.7 66.4
1984 31.8 66.6
1985 32.4 66.7
1986 32.8 66.9
1987 20.7 67.1
1988 11 67.4
1989 28.2 67.5
1990 28.6 67.6
1991 29.2 67.8
1992 21.9 67.8
1993 22.3 67.8
1994 44.9 67.8
1995 31.5 68
1996 32.1 68
1997 33.1 68.1
1998 19 68.3
1999 44.5 68.5
2000 47.6 68.6
2001 48.6 68.9
2002 49.4 69.2
2003 52.3 69.5
2004 53.1 69.9
2005 54 70.2
2006 54.7 70.4
2007 55.4 70.8
2008 56.3 71.1
2009 56.8 71.4
2010 57.5 71.8
2011 57.7 72.2
2012 58.2 72.5
2013 58.3 72.8
2014 45.6 72.9
2015 39.8 72.9
2016 36.7 72.9
2017 35.4 73
2018 51.9 72.7
2019 58.1 72.8
2020 57.6 72.6
2021 57 71.1
2022 57.2 73.3
2023 57.6 73.5
2024 57.7 73.6
2025 57.9 73.7

South Sudan and Trinidad and Tobago population clocks and comparison

Population
South Sudan

Trinidad and Tobago
Year Population
South Sudan Trinidad
1960 2,931,559 844,943
1961 2,976,724 863,144
1962 3,024,308 880,194
1963 3,072,669 896,804
1964 3,129,918 912,963
1965 3,189,835 928,425
1966 3,236,423 942,937
1967 3,277,648 956,418
1968 3,321,528 969,006
1969 3,365,533 980,706
1970 3,409,614 991,471
1971 3,468,646 1,002,585
1972 3,542,497 1,014,921
1973 3,627,383 1,027,851
1974 3,723,259 1,040,761
1975 3,821,494 1,053,469
1976 3,921,910 1,066,311
1977 4,024,032 1,079,554
1978 4,127,657 1,093,380
1979 4,232,605 1,107,639
1980 4,339,030 1,121,744
1981 4,447,272 1,135,132
1982 4,557,686 1,147,927
1983 4,661,574 1,160,534
1984 4,750,627 1,172,984
1985 4,834,296 1,187,366
1986 4,921,240 1,203,124
1987 4,962,395 1,217,364
1988 4,848,029 1,230,069
1989 4,713,229 1,241,600
1990 4,737,633 1,252,208
1991 4,836,677 1,262,171
1992 4,909,749 1,271,674
1993 4,956,002 1,280,466
1994 5,071,184 1,288,341
1995 5,225,836 1,295,169
1996 5,356,925 1,300,928
1997 5,509,136 1,305,836
1998 5,620,068 1,310,225
1999 5,771,628 1,314,708
2000 6,032,267 1,319,774
2001 6,308,391 1,325,567
2002 6,596,806 1,332,011
2003 6,903,127 1,338,709
2004 7,233,041 1,345,380
2005 7,590,143 1,294,494
2006 7,976,526 1,297,944
2007 8,388,788 1,303,188
2008 8,817,647 1,308,587
2009 9,243,556 1,310,106
2010 9,745,953 1,317,714
2011 10,288,109 1,328,019
2012 10,756,240 1,335,194
2013 11,166,275 1,340,557
2014 11,235,073 1,345,343
2015 11,107,561 1,349,667
2016 10,830,102 1,353,895
2017 10,259,154 1,356,633
2018 10,122,977 1,359,193
2019 10,423,384 1,363,985
2020 10,698,467 1,366,725
2021 10,865,780 1,367,558
2022 11,021,177 1,365,805
2023 11,483,374 1,367,510
2024 11,943,408 1,368,333

Fertility rates in South Sudan and Trinidad and Tobago

Fertility rate
South Sudan

Trinidad and Tobago
Year Fertility rate
South Sudan Trinidad
1960 7.16 5.41
1961 7.18 5.41
1962 7.2 5.36
1963 7.2 5.24
1964 7.22 5.08
1965 7.22 4.88
1966 7.25 4.62
1967 7.26 4.35
1968 7.26 4.11
1969 7.28 3.86
1970 7.29 3.71
1971 7.3 3.61
1972 7.31 3.55
1973 7.31 3.47
1974 7.31 3.32
1975 7.33 3.21
1976 7.33 3.14
1977 7.33 3.12
1978 7.33 3.13
1979 7.32 3.13
1980 7.33 3.15
1981 7.33 3.13
1982 7.34 3.11
1983 7.34 3.07
1984 7.35 3.02
1985 7.36 2.99
1986 7.38 2.9
1987 7.39 2.78
1988 7.38 2.65
1989 7.37 2.53
1990 7.38 2.39
1991 7.38 2.29
1992 7.37 2.21
1993 7.36 2.13
1994 7.35 2.06
1995 7.34 1.97
1996 7.32 1.89
1997 7.2 1.83
1998 7.08 1.78
1999 6.94 1.76
2000 6.8 1.73
2001 6.65 1.71
2002 6.52 1.67
2003 6.35 1.65
2004 6.19 1.63
2005 6.02 1.63
2006 5.85 1.62
2007 5.7 1.62
2008 5.57 1.62
2009 5.45 1.62
2010 5.32 1.61
2011 5.19 1.61
2012 5.06 1.61
2013 4.94 1.6
2014 4.82 1.6
2015 4.7 1.6
2016 4.58 1.6
2017 4.48 1.59
2018 4.37 1.59
2019 4.26 1.58
2020 4.16 1.57
2021 4.05 1.56
2022 3.96 1.54
2023 3.86 1.53

South Sudan and Trinidad and Tobago demographics compared

Median age
South Sudan

Trinidad and Tobago
Year Median age, years
South Sudan Trinidad
1960 18.6 18.5
1961 18.5 18.4
1962 18.5 18.4
1963 18.4 18.3
1964 18.4 18.3
1965 18.3 18.3
1966 18.3 18.4
1967 18.2 18.4
1968 18 18.5
1969 17.9 18.6
1970 17.7 18.8
1971 17.6 19.1
1972 17.5 19.3
1973 17.5 19.6
1974 17.4 19.9
1975 17.4 20.2
1976 17.3 20.6
1977 17.2 20.8
1978 17.2 21.1
1979 17.1 21.4
1980 17.1 21.7
1981 17 21.9
1982 16.9 22.2
1983 16.8 22.4
1984 16.8 22.6
1985 16.7 22.8
1986 16.6 23.1
1987 16.5 23.3
1988 16.8 23.6
1989 17.1 23.9
1990 17 24.2
1991 17 24.5
1992 17 24.8
1993 16.9 25.1
1994 16.9 25.3
1995 16.9 25.6
1996 16.9 26
1997 16.9 26.4
1998 17 26.7
1999 17.1 27.1
2000 17.2 27.5
2001 17.3 27.9
2002 17.3 28.3
2003 17.3 28.7
2004 17.4 29.1
2005 17.6 29.5
2006 17.8 29.8
2007 18 30.3
2008 18.2 30.7
2009 18.4 31.2
2010 18.7 31.7
2011 19 32.1
2012 19.2 32.6
2013 19.3 33.1
2014 19 33.5
2015 18.6 34
2016 18.2 34.4
2017 17.4 34.9
2018 17.3 35.3
2019 17.8 35.7
2020 18.2 36.3
2021 18.4 36.8
2022 18.7 37.2
2023 19 37.7
2024 19.4 38.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

South Sudan Trinidad
GNI, Atlas method
$11.7B
2015
$27.4B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
26.7%
2025
32.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.57%
2016
3.01%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
6.26%
2023
0.89%
2023
Armed forces personnel
53,000
2020
5,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2%
2025
-3.39%
2025
Unemployment rate
12.3%
2008
3.36%
2023
Services, % of GDP
56.6%
2015
59.9%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
33.1%
2015
35%
2023
Economic freedom index
41
2025
63.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
33%
2016
29.9%
1992
Income share by poorest 10%
1.8%
2016
2.1%
1992
Listed domestic companies n/a
26
2001
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$3.89B
2001
Total reserves including gold
$72.9M
2023
$5.6B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.14B
2024
$199M
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
141,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.39%
2018
2.34%
2020
Banked people share
5.83%
2021
74.6%
2024

Energy

South Sudan Trinidad
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
69 kg
2022
11,038 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.1
2015
$2.99
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions n/a
27.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita n/a
19.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
73.4%
2022
99.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
32.4%
2021
0.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.4%
2022
0%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-860%
2022
-75.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
46.9 kWh
2022
6,591 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.34%
2021
0.07%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
5.4%
2023
98.7%
2023

Society

South Sudan Trinidad
% of world population
0.15%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
+15,374
2024
+1,334
2024
Urban population
21.6%
2024
53.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height n/a
5.77 ft
2025
Average female height n/a
5.36 ft
2025
Quality of life index
5.62
2025
46.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
8
2024
41
2024
Higher education index
10
2025
21
2025
Homicides per 100K people
14.1
2012
39.5
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
36.7
2019
9.3
2019
Visa free countries
54
2025
142
2025
Adult literacy rate
34.5%
2018
97.9%
2000
English speaking
94%
2023
87.7%
2023
People using the Internet
9.27%
2020
84.7%
2023

Health

South Sudan Trinidad
Government health expenditure per capita
$49.4
2022
$1,292
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$17
2022
$636
2022
Life expectancy
57.9 years
2025
73.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
49.1%
2022
0.04%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.04
2020
3.41
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
692
2023
54
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
98.7
2023
19.1
2023
Obesity rate
8.79%
2022
28.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.6%
2024
12.4%
2024
Air quality index
21
2025
86
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
6.03 liters
2020

Territory

South Sudan Trinidad
% of world land
0.42%
2025
0.003%
2025
Land area per capita
20,429 sq mi
2024
1,448 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
109,449 sq mi
2025
208.5 sq mi
2025
Forest area
27,633 sq mi
2025
876 sq mi
2025

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