Senegal vs South Sudan
Senegal vs South Sudan: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 4.8 years in Senegal and 2.5 years in South Sudan, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Senegal, by 2.3 years, or 1.93 times that in South Sudan.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Senegal has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Senegal ranked 151 and South Sudan ranked 173 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Senegal | South Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4.8 | 2.5 |
| 2018 | 4.9 | 2.5 |
| 2017 | 4.8 | 2.3 |
| 2010 | 4.5 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Senegal vs South Sudan
Health
- Life expectancySenegal: 68.7 years in 2023South Sudan: 57.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySenegal: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024South Sudan: 9.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySenegal: 24.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023South Sudan: 63.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSenegal: 3.37% in 2017South Sudan: 3.7% in 2017
- Suicide rateSenegal: 12.9 per 100,000 people in 2017South Sudan: 12 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSenegal: 18.1 million people in 2023South Sudan: 11.5 million people in 2023
- Population growthSenegal: 2.33% a year in 2023South Sudan: 5.86% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSenegal: 3.82 births per woman in 2023South Sudan: 3.86 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSenegal: 55.8% in 2025South Sudan: 21.7% in 2025
- Median ageSenegal: 19.1 years in 2023South Sudan: 18 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSenegal: 3.6% in 2023South Sudan: 2.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateSenegal: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023South Sudan: 39.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSenegal: 1.56% of GDP in 2025South Sudan: 3.43% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSenegal: $533M in 2025South Sudan: $103M in 2025
- Military spending per personSenegal: $30 in 2025South Sudan: $15 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSenegal: 5.2% of government spending in 2025South Sudan: 18.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSenegal: 19,000 people in 2020South Sudan: 53,000 people in 2020
- National powerSenegal: 0.1% of world capability in 2022South Sudan: 0.08% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSenegal: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020South Sudan: 1.18% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSenegal: 79 million TIV in 2024South Sudan: 10 million TIV in 2022