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
|
|
|
---|---|---|
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
Year | GDP | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
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
Year | GDP per capita | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
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
Year | Life expectancy, years | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
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
Year | Population | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
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
Year | Fertility rate | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
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
Year | Median age, years | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
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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Finance
|
|
|
---|---|---|
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
|
|
|
---|---|---|
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
|
|
|
---|---|---|
% 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
|
|
|
---|---|---|
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
|
|
|
---|---|---|
% 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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