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Saudi Arabia vs South Sudan: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 90 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Saudi Arabia
sau
Leads on 50 of 90 metrics
South Sudan
ssd
Leads on 23 of 90 metrics

Summary

Comparing Saudi Arabia and South Sudan: South Sudan leads on Major Urban Areas Population (459,000 people) against Saudi Arabia (7.68 people); South Sudan leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (8,000) against Saudi Arabia (3.29); South Sudan leads on Electricity Installed Capacity (80,400) against Saudi Arabia (82.94). Across 90 compared metrics, Saudi Arabia wins on 50 and South Sudan wins on 23.

  • Communications: 3 metrics compared
  • Economy: 36 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

3 metrics
Metric🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia🇸🇸 South SudanShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.86 %★9.27 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 100% (2023 est.)percent of population: 9% (2022 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score27.94 points51.63 points★

Economy

36 metrics
Metric🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia🇸🇸 South SudanShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country30.82B $★175.53M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars1.56T $★9.32B $
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)8.3 %13.38 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.4 % of GDP6.4 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index76★26.2
Electricity Consumption296.2391.8★
Electricity Exports00
Electricity from Fossil Fuels100100
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants00
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables01★
Electricity Imports00
Electricity Installed Capacity82.9480,400★
Electricity Production324.1412.8★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)349.69 USD per capita★2.09 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient45.9★44.1
Gross National Saving30.1★3.6
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-1.3 %★-36.8 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.7 %★91.4 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)7.1 % of GDP★2 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption109.3★0
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports00
Natural Gas Production109.3★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves8.6263.71★
Population Below Poverty LineNA76.4 people
Public Debt13.1★86.6
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.8 USD★-5.2 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption3.298,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports1.78★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports609,600★7,160
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.48★0
Remittances09.5★
Revenue from Forest Resources02.65★
Taxes and Other Revenues7.778.5★
Unemployment Rate3.9 %★12.5 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia🇸🇸 South SudanShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)14.69M29,261★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions656.511.73★
Population Distributionhistorically a population that was mostly nomadic or semi-nomadic, the Saudi population has become more settled since oil was discovered in the 1930s; most of the country's population is now concentrated in a wide area across the middle of the peninsula, clusters 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 Country2.2 Cubic meters per year4 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources2.449.5★

Geography

4 metrics
Metric🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia🇸🇸 South SudanShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.52 %0.54 %★
Agricultural land1.74M sq. km★282,548.2 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)2,640 km★0 km
Irrigated Land7,575★1,000

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia🇸🇸 South SudanShare
Rule of Law Index by Country64.18 %★0.84 %
Administrative Divisions13★10
Independence23★9
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

7 metrics
Metric🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia🇸🇸 South SudanShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)23.1★4.6
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6 % of GDP★5.9 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA2.1 %
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)7 %★692 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)35.4 %6.6 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS12,000★180,000
Underweight Children Under 53.5NA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia🇸🇸 South SudanShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)282,000★53,000

People and Society

27 metrics
Metric🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia🇸🇸 South SudanShare
Currently married (Percent)52.77 %73.25 %★
Human Capital Index0.6★0.31
Life expectancy at birth82.13 years★61.29 years
Median age of population30.06 years★19.02 years
Population Change681,198 persons★404,178 persons
Population density16.53 per sq. km★22.28 per sq. km
Total population35.17M persons★12.43M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.07★0.05
Birth Rate (%)13.41 %35.68 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate27.9 %NA
Death Rate (%)3.51 %★8.65 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.1 % of GDP★1.6 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age8.25M persons★3.22M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate17.17★5.09
Learning-adjusted years of school8.41 years★2.94 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population7.68 people459,000 people★
Military Service Age and Obligationvoluntary military service for men (17-40) and women (typically 21-40, although maximum age may vary by role); no conscription (2025)18
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization84.78 %★65.41 %
Physician Density3.41 people/sq km★0.04 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.72 %4.52 %★
Population living in slums0.55 %94.2 %★
Total deaths78,615 persons★122,327.9 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)34.89 %★29.16 %
Total fertility rate2.36 per woman3.62 per woman★
Total net-migration166,821.2 persons★161,320.7 persons
Under-five mortality rate7.26 per live births★97.11 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia🇸🇸 South SudanShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.36★0.01
Airports90★89
Heliports69★2

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