South Africa vs South Sudan
South Africa vs South Sudan: National power
National power in 2022: 0.55% of world capability in South Africa and 0.08% of world capability in South Sudan, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in South Africa, by 0.46 percentage points, or 6.58 times that in South Sudan.
% of world capability · Correlates of War
What the numbers say
- South Africa has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2011.
- In 2022, South Africa ranked 33 and South Sudan ranked 103 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of world capability · Correlates of War
| Year | South Africa | South Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.55 | 0.08 |
| 2021 | 0.56 | 0.09 |
| 2020 | 0.57 | 0.2 |
| 2019 | 0.59 | 0.2 |
| 2018 | 0.59 | 0.2 |
| 2017 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| 2016 | 0.64 | 0.19 |
| 2015 | 0.65 | 0.2 |
| 2014 | 0.66 | 0.21 |
| 2013 | 0.67 | 0.21 |
| 2012 | 0.68 | 0.15 |
| 2011 | 0.69 | 0.05 |
| 2010 | 0.69 | – |
| 2009 | 0.72 | – |
| 2008 | 0.72 | – |
| 2007 | 0.74 | – |
| 2006 | 0.75 | – |
| 2005 | 0.77 | – |
| 2004 | 0.79 | – |
| 2003 | 0.79 | – |
| 2002 | 0.78 | – |
| 2001 | 0.75 | – |
| 2000 | 0.74 | – |
| 1999 | 0.74 | – |
| 1998 | 0.76 | – |
| 1997 | 0.79 | – |
| 1996 | 0.79 | – |
| 1995 | 0.82 | – |
| 1994 | 0.83 | – |
| 1993 | 0.83 | – |
| 1992 | 0.82 | – |
| 1991 | 0.84 | – |
| 1990 | 0.8 | – |
| 1989 | 0.83 | – |
| 1988 | 0.8 | – |
| 1987 | 0.82 | – |
| 1986 | 0.8 | – |
| 1985 | 0.81 | – |
| 1984 | 0.8 | – |
| 1983 | 0.8 | – |
| 1982 | 0.81 | – |
| 1981 | 0.81 | – |
| 1980 | 0.78 | – |
| 1979 | 0.74 | – |
| 1978 | 0.74 | – |
| 1977 | 0.72 | – |
| 1976 | 0.7 | – |
| 1975 | 0.68 | – |
| 1974 | 0.63 | – |
| 1973 | 0.6 | – |
| 1972 | 0.62 | – |
| 1971 | 0.61 | – |
| 1970 | 0.59 | – |
| 1969 | 0.59 | – |
| 1968 | 0.59 | – |
| 1967 | 0.54 | – |
| 1966 | 0.52 | – |
| 1965 | 0.54 | – |
| 1964 | 0.53 | – |
| 1963 | 0.52 | – |
| 1962 | 0.5 | – |
| 1961 | 0.49 | – |
| 1960 | 0.47 | – |
| 1959 | 0.47 | – |
| 1958 | 0.49 | – |
| 1957 | 0.48 | – |
| 1956 | 0.47 | – |
| 1955 | 0.48 | – |
| 1954 | 0.51 | – |
| 1953 | 0.5 | – |
| 1952 | 0.52 | – |
| 1951 | 0.51 | – |
| 1950 | 0.5 | – |
| 1949 | 0.52 | – |
| 1948 | 0.52 | – |
| 1947 | 0.56 | – |
| 1946 | 0.63 | – |
| 1945 | 0.64 | – |
| 1944 | 0.58 | – |
| 1943 | 0.57 | – |
| 1942 | 0.63 | – |
| 1941 | 0.57 | – |
| 1940 | 0.54 | – |
| 1939 | 0.43 | – |
| 1938 | 0.44 | – |
| 1937 | 0.41 | – |
| 1936 | 0.41 | – |
| 1935 | 0.4 | – |
| 1934 | 0.36 | – |
| 1933 | 0.35 | – |
| 1932 | 0.36 | – |
| 1931 | 0.35 | – |
| 1930 | 0.34 | – |
| 1929 | 0.34 | – |
| 1928 | 0.35 | – |
| 1927 | 0.36 | – |
| 1926 | 0.37 | – |
| 1925 | 0.36 | – |
| 1924 | 0.42 | – |
| 1923 | 0.34 | – |
| 1922 | 0.38 | – |
| 1921 | 0.43 | – |
| 1920 | 0.39 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The Correlates of War’s Composite Index of National Capability: the country’s share of the world’s military spending, soldiers, iron and steel, energy use, people and city dwellers, averaged.
- Source: Correlates of War Project, National Material Capabilities v7.0; Singer, Bremer and Stuckey (1972), “Capability Distribution, Uncertainty, and Major Power War, 1820–1965”, in Bruce Russett (ed.), Peace, War, and Numbers, Sage, 19–48.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2022, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
South Africa vs South Sudan
Health
- Life expectancySouth Africa: 66.1 years in 2023South Sudan: 57.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySouth Africa: 3.5 per 100 live births in 2024South Sudan: 9.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySouth Africa: 27.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023South Sudan: 63.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSouth Africa: 3.75% in 2017South Sudan: 3.7% in 2017
- Suicide rateSouth Africa: 11.2 per 100,000 people in 2017South Sudan: 12 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSouth Africa: 63.2 million people in 2023South Sudan: 11.5 million people in 2023
- Population growthSouth Africa: 1.32% a year in 2023South Sudan: 5.86% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSouth Africa: 2.22 births per woman in 2023South Sudan: 3.86 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSouth Africa: 63.8% in 2025South Sudan: 21.7% in 2025
- Median ageSouth Africa: 28.2 years in 2023South Sudan: 18 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSouth Africa: 6.5% in 2023South Sudan: 2.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateSouth Africa: 3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023South Sudan: 39.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personSouth Africa: $5,713 in 2025South Sudan: $1,080 in 2015
- GDP growthSouth Africa: 1.1% a year in 2025South Sudan: 41.4% a year in 2025
- InflationSouth Africa: 3.2% a year in 2025South Sudan: 97.6% a year in 2025
- Government debtSouth Africa: 76% of GDP in 2024South Sudan: 64.2% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSouth Africa: 0.74% of GDP in 2025South Sudan: 3.43% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSouth Africa: $3B in 2025South Sudan: $103M in 2025
- Military spending per personSouth Africa: $49 in 2025South Sudan: $15 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSouth Africa: 2.2% of government spending in 2025South Sudan: 18.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSouth Africa: 89,000 people in 2020South Sudan: 53,000 people in 2020
- Armed forces, share of workersSouth Africa: 0.4% of the labour force in 2020South Sudan: 1.18% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSouth Africa: 30 million TIV in 2025South Sudan: 10 million TIV in 2022