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Côte d’Ivoire vs South Sudan
How Côte d’Ivoire and South Sudan compare on 36 measures, from 1820 to 2025. The main differences:
- Life expectancy · In 2023, Côte d’Ivoire was higher: 61.9 years against 57.6 years
- GDP per person · In 2015, Côte d’Ivoire was higher: $1,815 against $1,080
- Population · In 2023, Côte d’Ivoire was higher: 31.2 million people against 11.5 million people
- Military spending · In 2025, South Sudan was higher: 3.43% of GDP against 0.77% of GDP
- Electoral democracy · In 2025, Côte d’Ivoire was higher: 0.39 of 1 against 0.13 of 1
- Life expectancyCôte d’Ivoire: 61.9 years in 2023South Sudan: 57.6 years in 2023
- PopulationCôte d’Ivoire: 31.2 million people in 2023South Sudan: 11.5 million people in 2023
- GDP per personCôte d’Ivoire: $2,491 in 2025South Sudan: $1,080 in 2015
- TemperatureCôte d’Ivoire: 26.8 °C in 2025South Sudan: 28.1 °C in 2025
Every measure
Health
- Life expectancyCôte d’Ivoire: 61.9 years in 2023South Sudan: 57.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCôte d’Ivoire: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024South Sudan: 9.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCôte d’Ivoire: 51.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023South Sudan: 63.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionCôte d’Ivoire: 3.34% in 2017South Sudan: 3.7% in 2017
- Suicide rateCôte d’Ivoire: 13.9 per 100,000 people in 2017South Sudan: 12 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCôte d’Ivoire: 31.2 million people in 2023South Sudan: 11.5 million people in 2023
- Population growthCôte d’Ivoire: 2.45% a year in 2023South Sudan: 5.86% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCôte d’Ivoire: 4.28 births per woman in 2023South Sudan: 3.86 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCôte d’Ivoire: 54.6% in 2025South Sudan: 21.7% in 2025
- Median ageCôte d’Ivoire: 18.1 years in 2023South Sudan: 18 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCôte d’Ivoire: 2.6% in 2023South Sudan: 2.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateCôte d’Ivoire: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023South Sudan: 39.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personCôte d’Ivoire: $2,491 in 2025South Sudan: $1,080 in 2015
- GDP growthCôte d’Ivoire: 6% a year in 2024South Sudan: 41.4% a year in 2025
- InflationCôte d’Ivoire: 3.4% a year in 2024South Sudan: 97.6% a year in 2025
- Government debtCôte d’Ivoire: 57.2% of GDP in 2025South Sudan: 64.2% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCôte d’Ivoire: 0.77% of GDP in 2025South Sudan: 3.43% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCôte d’Ivoire: $721M in 2025South Sudan: $103M in 2025
- Military spending per personCôte d’Ivoire: $24 in 2025South Sudan: $15 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCôte d’Ivoire: 3.8% of government spending in 2025South Sudan: 18.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCôte d’Ivoire: 27,000 people in 2020South Sudan: 53,000 people in 2020
- National powerCôte d’Ivoire: 0.16% of world capability in 2022South Sudan: 0.08% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCôte d’Ivoire: 0.25% of the labour force in 2020South Sudan: 1.18% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCôte d’Ivoire: 15 million TIV in 2025South Sudan: 10 million TIV in 2022
Climate
Technology and environment
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Good to know
- Sources: UN, Gapminder and UN IGME, IHME, World Bank, IMF, UNESCO, Our World in Data, V-Dem, UCDP, SIPRI, IISS, Correlates of War, ERA5, CMIP6, ITU and FAO. Each measure’s page names its own and what it counts.
- Values are drawn on today’s borders. Years without a published value are left empty, never filled in.
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