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South Sudan vs Tuvalu statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

South Sudan has a population of 11.9M (ranked 81/197), compared with 9.65K in Tuvalu (ranked 196/197). South Sudan's land area is 243,990 sq mi versus 11.6 sq mi for Tuvalu (ranked 41st vs. 194th).

By GDP, South Sudan ranks 150/197 ($12B) and Tuvalu ranks 196/197 ($62.3M). By GDP per capita, South Sudan ranks 172/197 ($1,080), while Tuvalu ranks 109/197 ($6,345).

Main facts and rankings

South Sudan Tuvalu
Population
12387398
9493
Population rank 81/197 196/197
GDP
$12B
2015
$62.3M
2023
GDP rank 150/197 196/197
GDP per capita
$1,080
2015
$6,345
2023
GDP per capita rank 172/197 109/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,155
2015
$6,151
2023
Government debt
$6.87B
2015
$2.84M
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
63.2%
2025
3.26%
2025
Government debt per person
$618
2015
$289.4
2023
Government debt per person rank 159/185 179/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,540
2025
$4,174
2025
Land area
243,990 sq mi
2025
11.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
49 ppl/mi²
2024
833 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.86
2023
3.21
2023
Median age
19.4 years
2024
25.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
57.9 years
2025
67.4 years
2025

South Sudan and Tuvalu: Comparison Charts

South Sudan and Tuvalu economies compared

GDP
South Sudan

Tuvalu
Year GDP
South Sudan Tuvalu
1970 - $2,585,956
1971 - $2,716,990
1972 - $2,968,458
1973 - $3,411,915
1974 - $4,122,329
1975 - $4,014,748
1976 - $3,919,072
1977 - $3,669,420
1978 - $3,798,782
1979 - $4,065,659
1980 - $4,206,128
1981 - $4,773,018
1982 - $4,118,945
1983 - $4,152,550
1984 - $4,481,978
1985 - $3,862,852
1986 - $4,574,706
1987 - $5,020,513
1988 - $7,011,059
1989 - $8,454,523
1990 - $9,542,901
1991 - $10,127,314
1992 - $10,535,028
1993 - $10,414,400
1994 - $11,772,611
1995 - $11,922,614
1996 - $13,338,597
1997 - $13,734,210
1998 - $13,795,146
1999 - $14,800,503
2000 - $15,073,976
2001 - $13,964,732
2002 - $16,842,673
2003 - $19,456,338
2004 - $22,798,275
2005 - $22,909,980
2006 - $24,096,875
2007 - $28,450,169
2008 $14,586,253,383 $31,874,435
2009 $12,231,264,525 $28,076,984
2010 $14,602,072,411 $32,105,408
2011 $14,907,308,933 $39,196,957
2012 $11,931,472,169 $39,345,579
2013 $18,426,469,017 $38,615,891
2014 $13,962,212,847 $38,760,983
2015 $11,997,800,760 $36,811,936
2016 - $41,629,064
2017 - $45,276,595
2018 - $48,015,260
2019 - $54,123,199
2020 - $51,746,594
2021 - $60,196,406
2022 - $59,065,982
2023 - $62,280,312

South Sudan and Tuvalu economies compared

GDP per capita
South Sudan

Tuvalu
Year GDP per capita
South Sudan Tuvalu
1970 - $457
1971 - $478
1972 - $522
1973 - $601
1974 - $708
1975 - $656
1976 - $612
1977 - $549
1978 - $546
1979 - $566
1980 - $571
1981 - $634
1982 - $537
1983 - $533
1984 - $567
1985 - $480
1986 - $557
1987 - $600
1988 - $823
1989 - $976
1990 - $1,085
1991 - $1,134
1992 - $1,166
1993 - $1,141
1994 - $1,279
1995 - $1,285
1996 - $1,428
1997 - $1,461
1998 - $1,460
1999 - $1,559
2000 - $1,579
2001 - $1,457
2002 - $1,750
2003 - $2,007
2004 - $2,323
2005 - $2,305
2006 - $2,396
2007 - $2,794
2008 $1,654 $3,088
2009 $1,323 $2,684
2010 $1,498 $3,025
2011 $1,449 $3,636
2012 $1,109 $3,598
2013 $1,650 $3,510
2014 $1,243 $3,529
2015 $1,080 $3,358
2016 - $3,809
2017 - $4,166
2018 - $4,466
2019 - $5,115
2020 - $4,976
2021 - $5,905
2022 - $5,911
2023 - $6,345

South Sudan vs. Tuvalu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
South Sudan

Tuvalu
Year Life expectancy, years
South Sudan Tuvalu
1950 30.2 40
1951 30.6 40.8
1952 31 41.7
1953 31.4 42.5
1954 31.7 43.4
1955 32 44.2
1956 31.6 45
1957 30.9 45.8
1958 27.6 46.7
1959 27.8 47.5
1960 28.1 48.3
1961 28.3 49
1962 28.5 49.8
1963 28.2 50.6
1964 32.5 51.3
1965 28.8 52.1
1966 25.6 52.8
1967 25.9 53.5
1968 26.1 54.1
1969 25.4 54.7
1970 25.6 55.3
1971 31 56
1972 31.3 54.7
1973 36.3 57.2
1974 36.6 57.7
1975 36.9 58.3
1976 37.1 58.8
1977 37.4 59.2
1978 37.6 59.6
1979 37.8 59.9
1980 38 60.2
1981 38.3 60.5
1982 38.7 60.7
1983 34.7 60.9
1984 31.8 61.1
1985 32.4 61.1
1986 32.8 61.2
1987 20.7 61.3
1988 11 61.4
1989 28.2 61.5
1990 28.6 61.6
1991 29.2 61.8
1992 21.9 60.3
1993 22.3 62.1
1994 44.9 62.3
1995 31.5 62.5
1996 32.1 62.7
1997 33.1 62.9
1998 19 63.2
1999 44.5 63.3
2000 47.6 63.5
2001 48.6 63.7
2002 49.4 63.8
2003 52.3 63.9
2004 53.1 64
2005 54 64.1
2006 54.7 64.2
2007 55.4 64.4
2008 56.3 64.5
2009 56.8 64.7
2010 57.5 64.8
2011 57.7 65
2012 58.2 65.1
2013 58.3 65.2
2014 45.6 65.3
2015 39.8 65.4
2016 36.7 65.5
2017 35.4 65.7
2018 51.9 65.9
2019 58.1 66.1
2020 57.6 66.4
2021 57 65.8
2022 57.2 66.9
2023 57.6 67.1
2024 57.7 67.3
2025 57.9 67.4

South Sudan and Tuvalu population clocks and comparison

Population
South Sudan

Tuvalu
Year Population
South Sudan Tuvalu
1960 2,931,559 5,598
1961 2,976,724 5,648
1962 3,024,308 5,699
1963 3,072,669 5,751
1964 3,129,918 5,752
1965 3,189,835 5,715
1966 3,236,423 5,686
1967 3,277,648 5,652
1968 3,321,528 5,624
1969 3,365,533 5,631
1970 3,409,614 5,663
1971 3,468,646 5,685
1972 3,542,497 5,692
1973 3,627,383 5,681
1974 3,723,259 5,822
1975 3,821,494 6,117
1976 3,921,910 6,404
1977 4,024,032 6,686
1978 4,127,657 6,957
1979 4,232,605 7,184
1980 4,339,030 7,366
1981 4,447,272 7,526
1982 4,557,686 7,664
1983 4,661,574 7,789
1984 4,750,627 7,902
1985 4,834,296 8,046
1986 4,921,240 8,217
1987 4,962,395 8,371
1988 4,848,029 8,518
1989 4,713,229 8,662
1990 4,737,633 8,798
1991 4,836,677 8,928
1992 4,909,749 9,038
1993 4,956,002 9,126
1994 5,071,184 9,207
1995 5,225,836 9,280
1996 5,356,925 9,342
1997 5,509,136 9,400
1998 5,620,068 9,451
1999 5,771,628 9,496
2000 6,032,267 9,544
2001 6,308,391 9,586
2002 6,596,806 9,623
2003 6,903,127 9,695
2004 7,233,041 9,816
2005 7,590,143 9,940
2006 7,976,526 10,056
2007 8,388,788 10,182
2008 8,817,647 10,321
2009 9,243,556 10,461
2010 9,745,953 10,614
2011 10,288,109 10,780
2012 10,756,240 10,934
2013 11,166,275 11,001
2014 11,235,073 10,984
2015 11,107,561 10,963
2016 10,830,102 10,930
2017 10,259,154 10,869
2018 10,122,977 10,751
2019 10,423,384 10,581
2020 10,698,467 10,399
2021 10,865,780 10,194
2022 11,021,177 9,992
2023 11,483,374 9,816
2024 11,943,408 9,646

Fertility rates in South Sudan and Tuvalu

Fertility rate
South Sudan

Tuvalu
Year Fertility rate
South Sudan Tuvalu
1960 7.16 5.15
1961 7.18 5.09
1962 7.2 5
1963 7.2 4.91
1964 7.22 4.83
1965 7.22 4.73
1966 7.25 4.64
1967 7.26 4.49
1968 7.26 4.36
1969 7.28 4.23
1970 7.29 4.08
1971 7.3 3.94
1972 7.31 3.81
1973 7.31 3.71
1974 7.31 3.63
1975 7.33 3.58
1976 7.33 3.55
1977 7.33 3.56
1978 7.33 3.59
1979 7.32 3.65
1980 7.33 3.73
1981 7.33 3.8
1982 7.34 3.88
1983 7.34 3.91
1984 7.35 3.95
1985 7.36 3.97
1986 7.38 3.97
1987 7.39 3.94
1988 7.38 3.88
1989 7.37 3.8
1990 7.38 3.75
1991 7.38 3.79
1992 7.37 3.86
1993 7.36 3.92
1994 7.35 3.92
1995 7.34 3.96
1996 7.32 3.95
1997 7.2 3.95
1998 7.08 3.95
1999 6.94 3.92
2000 6.8 3.84
2001 6.65 3.75
2002 6.52 3.64
2003 6.35 3.58
2004 6.19 3.55
2005 6.02 3.55
2006 5.85 3.53
2007 5.7 3.45
2008 5.57 3.42
2009 5.45 3.43
2010 5.32 3.44
2011 5.19 3.46
2012 5.06 3.47
2013 4.94 3.39
2014 4.82 3.33
2015 4.7 3.31
2016 4.58 3.3
2017 4.48 3.3
2018 4.37 3.33
2019 4.26 3.33
2020 4.16 3.31
2021 4.05 3.28
2022 3.96 3.24
2023 3.86 3.21

South Sudan and Tuvalu demographics compared

Median age
South Sudan

Tuvalu
Year Median age, years
South Sudan Tuvalu
1960 18.6 23.1
1961 18.5 23.1
1962 18.5 23
1963 18.4 22.6
1964 18.4 21
1965 18.3 19.3
1966 18.3 18.5
1967 18.2 18.1
1968 18 17.9
1969 17.9 18
1970 17.7 18.2
1971 17.6 18.6
1972 17.5 19
1973 17.5 19.4
1974 17.4 19.7
1975 17.4 19.8
1976 17.3 19.9
1977 17.2 20.2
1978 17.2 20.5
1979 17.1 20.9
1980 17.1 21
1981 17 21.4
1982 16.9 21.9
1983 16.8 22.5
1984 16.8 23.2
1985 16.7 23.6
1986 16.6 23.8
1987 16.5 24
1988 16.8 24.2
1989 17.1 24.5
1990 17 24.7
1991 17 24.9
1992 17 25
1993 16.9 25
1994 16.9 25.1
1995 16.9 25
1996 16.9 24.9
1997 16.9 24.6
1998 17 24.4
1999 17.1 24.1
2000 17.2 23.9
2001 17.3 23.7
2002 17.3 23.5
2003 17.3 23.5
2004 17.4 23.5
2005 17.6 23.6
2006 17.8 23.6
2007 18 23.7
2008 18.2 23.8
2009 18.4 23.9
2010 18.7 24
2011 19 24.1
2012 19.2 24.2
2013 19.3 24.3
2014 19 24.5
2015 18.6 24.7
2016 18.2 24.9
2017 17.4 25.2
2018 17.3 25.3
2019 17.8 25.3
2020 18.2 25.3
2021 18.4 25.3
2022 18.7 25.3
2023 19 25.3
2024 19.4 25.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

South Sudan Tuvalu
GNI, Atlas method
$11.7B
2015
$86M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
26.7%
2025
101.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.57%
2016
12.8%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
6.26%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
53,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2%
2025
-1.87%
2025
Unemployment rate
12.3%
2008
7.32%
2022
Services, % of GDP
56.6%
2015
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
33.1%
2015
7.02%
2015
Economic freedom index
41
2025
60
2025
Income share by richest 10%
33%
2016
30.8%
2010
Income share by poorest 10%
1.8%
2016
2.7%
2010
Total reserves including gold
$72.9M
2023
n/a
Personal remittances received
$1.14B
2024
$2M
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
3,599
2019
International tourism as share of exports
0.39%
2018
43.4%
2013
Banked people share
5.83%
2021
n/a

Energy

South Sudan Tuvalu
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
69 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.1
2015
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions n/a
0 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita n/a
0 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
73.4%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
32.4%
2021
5.2%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.4%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-860%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
46.9 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
0.34%
2021
15.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
5.4%
2023
100%
2023

Society

South Sudan Tuvalu
% of world population
0.15%
2024
0.0001%
2024
Annual migration change
+15,374
2024
-280
2024
Urban population
21.6%
2024
66.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height n/a
5.62 ft
2025
Average female height n/a
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
5.62
2025
44.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
8
2024
48
2025
Higher education index
10
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
14.1
2012
0
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
36.7
2019
0.2
2025
Visa free countries
54
2025
130
2025
Adult literacy rate
34.5%
2018
100%
2022
English speaking
94%
2023
70%
2025
People using the Internet
9.27%
2020
74.3%
2023

Health

South Sudan Tuvalu
Government health expenditure per capita
$49.4
2022
$1,085
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$17
2022
$4
2022
Life expectancy
57.9 years
2025
67.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
49.1%
2022
27.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.04
2020
1.26
2020
Age at first childbirth n/a
23.5 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
692
2023
170
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
98.7
2023
19.9
2023
Obesity rate
8.79%
2022
65.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.6%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
21
2025
97
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
33.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
1.26 liters
2020

Territory

South Sudan Tuvalu
% of world land
0.42%
2025
0.00002%
2025
Land area per capita
20,429 sq mi
2024
1,201 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
109,449 sq mi
2025
6.95 sq mi
2025
Forest area
27,633 sq mi
2025
3.86 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
4.97 mi
2011

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