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Canada vs South Sudan: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 92 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Canada
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Leads on 61 of 92 metrics
South Sudan
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Leads on 21 of 92 metrics

Summary

Comparing Canada and South Sudan: South Sudan leads on Major Urban Areas Population (459,000 people) against Canada (6.37 people); South Sudan leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (8,000) against Canada (2.44); South Sudan leads on Electricity Installed Capacity (80,400) against Canada (143.50). Across 92 compared metrics, Canada wins on 61 and South Sudan wins on 21.

  • Communications: 4 metrics compared
  • Economy: 37 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 4 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 7 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 27 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇸🇸 South SudanShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)92.3 %★9.27 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 94% (2023 est.)percent of population: 9% (2022 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score78.75 points★51.63 points
Waterways636see entry for Sudan

Economy

37 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇸🇸 South SudanShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.01B $★175.53M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.59T $★9.32B $
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)3.2 %13.38 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.8 % of GDP★6.4 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79.6★26.2
Electricity Consumption522.2★391.8
Electricity Exports73.35★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels23100★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants56★0
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels9★0
Electricity from Other Renewables12★1
Electricity Imports2.68★0
Electricity Installed Capacity143.580,400★
Electricity Production649.6★412.8
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)311.6 USD per capita★2.09 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient29.944★
Gross National Saving20.8★3.6
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0 %★-36.8 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.4 %★91.4 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP2 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption124.4★0
Natural Gas Exports83.96★0
Natural Gas Imports26.36★0
Natural Gas Production159.1★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves2.0663.71★
Population Below Poverty Line9.4 people★76.4 people
Public Debt61.3★86.6
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.5 USD★-5.2 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.458,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports1.12★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports405,700★7,160
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.01★0
Remittances09.5★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.082.65★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.5★76.5
Taxes and Other Revenues12.83★8.5
Unemployment Rate6.5 %★12.5 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇸🇸 South SudanShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-12.14M★29,261
Carbon Dioxide Emissions585.851.73★
Population Distributionvast majority of the population lives in a discontinuous band within approximately 300 km (186 mi) of the southern border with the United States; the most populated province is Ontario, followed by Quebec and British Columbiaclusters found in urban areas, particularly in the western interior and around the White Nile, as shown in this population distribution map
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country370 Cubic meters per year★4 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources2.949.5★

Geography

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇸🇸 South SudanShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.16 %0.54 %★
Agricultural land559,597.6 sq. km★282,548.2 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)202,080 km★0 km
Irrigated Land9,045★1,000

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇸🇸 South SudanShare
Rule of Law Index by Country87.73 %★0.84 %
Administrative Divisions1010
Independence19★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

7 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇸🇸 South SudanShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.7★4.6
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.2 % of GDP★5.9 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA2.1 %
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)12 %★692 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29.4 %6.6 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDSNA180,000
Underweight Children Under 5NANA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇸🇸 South SudanShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)72,000★53,000

People and Society

27 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇸🇸 South SudanShare
Currently married (Percent)50.95 %73.25 %★
Human Capital Index0.82★0.31
Life expectancy at birth85.29 years★61.29 years
Median age of population40.75 years★19.02 years
Population Change437,571 persons★404,178 persons
Population density4.46 per sq. km★22.28 per sq. km
Total population40.51M persons★12.43M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.85★0.05
Birth Rate (%)9.12 %35.68 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNANA
Death Rate (%)7.75 %★8.65 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.9 % of GDP★1.6 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age9.19M persons★3.22M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate22.87★5.09
Learning-adjusted years of school12.01 years★2.94 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother94.5 days★0 days
Major Urban Areas Population6.37 people459,000 people★
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization76.27 %★65.41 %
Physician Density2.82 people/sq km★0.04 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.73 %4.52 %★
Population living in slums1.2 %94.2 %★
Total deaths326,297.8 persons122,327.9 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)75.87 %★29.16 %
Total fertility rate1.3 per woman3.62 per woman★
Total net-migration406,485.5 persons★161,320.7 persons
Under-five mortality rate4.43 per live births★97.11 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇸🇸 South SudanShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.96★0.01
Airports1,459★89
Heliports506★2

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