South Sudan vs Sudan
South Sudan vs Sudan: Access to electricity
Access to electricity in 2024: 5.4% in South Sudan and 66% in Sudan, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Sudan, by 60.6 percentage points, or 12 times that in South Sudan.
% of people · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Sudan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2007.
- In 2024, South Sudan ranked 213 and Sudan ranked 178 of 213 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 91.9% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · World Bank
| Year | South Sudan | Sudan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.4 | 66 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 5.4 | 66 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 8.4 | 63.2 | 91.3 |
| 2021 | 7.7 | 61.8 | 91.3 |
| 2020 | 7.3 | 59.7 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | 6.8 | 57.6 | 90.1 |
| 2018 | 6.3 | 55.3 | 89.8 |
| 2017 | 4.2 | 53 | 88.9 |
| 2016 | 5.3 | 50.5 | 88.1 |
| 2015 | 4.8 | 48 | 86.9 |
| 2014 | 4.3 | 44.9 | 86.2 |
| 2013 | 3.8 | 43.1 | 85.7 |
| 2012 | 3.3 | 40.7 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | 2.8 | 38.3 | 84.5 |
| 2010 | 1.5 | 36 | 83.5 |
| 2009 | 3 | 29 | 82.9 |
| 2008 | 1.3 | 20 | 82.7 |
| 2007 | 0.8 | 31.1 | 82 |
| 2006 | – | 30.8 | 81.4 |
| 2005 | – | 30.5 | 80.7 |
| 2004 | – | 30.2 | 80 |
| 2003 | – | 29.9 | 80 |
| 2002 | – | 29.7 | 79.1 |
| 2001 | – | 29.4 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | – | 23 | 78.2 |
| 1999 | – | 30.8 | 74.5 |
| 1998 | – | 30.3 | 73.2 |
| 1997 | – | 29.8 | – |
| 1996 | – | 29.4 | – |
| 1995 | – | 28.9 | – |
| 1994 | – | 28.4 | – |
| 1993 | – | 27.9 | – |
| 1992 | – | 27.4 | – |
| 1991 | – | 26.9 | – |
| 1990 | – | 32.8 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people with access to electricity, from national surveys and the power industry.
- Source: Tracking SDG 7 (World Bank ESMAP), via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 213 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
South Sudan vs Sudan
Health
- Life expectancySouth Sudan: 57.6 years in 2023Sudan: 66.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySouth Sudan: 9.7 per 100 live births in 2024Sudan: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySouth Sudan: 63.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sudan: 36.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSouth Sudan: 3.7% in 2017Sudan: 3.78% in 2017
- Suicide rateSouth Sudan: 12 per 100,000 people in 2017Sudan: 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSouth Sudan: 11.5 million people in 2023Sudan: 50 million people in 2023
- Population growthSouth Sudan: 5.86% a year in 2023Sudan: 0.02% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSouth Sudan: 3.86 births per woman in 2023Sudan: 4.32 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSouth Sudan: 21.7% in 2025Sudan: 34.9% in 2025
- Median ageSouth Sudan: 18 years in 2023Sudan: 18.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSouth Sudan: 2.9% in 2023Sudan: 3.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateSouth Sudan: 39.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Sudan: -27 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSouth Sudan: 3.43% of GDP in 2025Sudan: 0.93% of GDP in 2021
- Military spending in US dollarsSouth Sudan: $103M in 2025Sudan: $2.77B in 2021
- Military spending per personSouth Sudan: $15 in 2025Sudan: $8 in 2021
- Military share of state spendingSouth Sudan: 18.4% of government spending in 2025Sudan: 9.5% of government spending in 2021
- Armed forces personnelSouth Sudan: 53,000 people in 2020Sudan: 144,000 people in 2020
- National powerSouth Sudan: 0.08% of world capability in 2022Sudan: 0.37% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSouth Sudan: 1.18% of the labour force in 2020Sudan: 1.34% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSouth Sudan: 10 million TIV in 2022Sudan: 57 million TIV in 2025