South Sudan vs Uganda
South Sudan vs Uganda: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 2.5 years in South Sudan and 4.3 years in Uganda, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Uganda, by 1.8 years, or 1.73 times that in South Sudan.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Uganda has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, South Sudan ranked 173 and Uganda ranked 162 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | South Sudan | Uganda |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2.5 | 4.3 |
| 2018 | 2.5 | 4.3 |
| 2017 | 2.3 | 4.5 |
| 2010 | – | 3.9 |
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
South Sudan vs Uganda
Health
- Life expectancySouth Sudan: 57.6 years in 2023Uganda: 68.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySouth Sudan: 9.7 per 100 live births in 2024Uganda: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySouth Sudan: 63.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Uganda: 28.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSouth Sudan: 3.7% in 2017Uganda: 4.92% in 2017
- Suicide rateSouth Sudan: 12 per 100,000 people in 2017Uganda: 11.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSouth Sudan: 11.5 million people in 2023Uganda: 48.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthSouth Sudan: 5.86% a year in 2023Uganda: 2.78% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSouth Sudan: 3.86 births per woman in 2023Uganda: 4.28 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSouth Sudan: 21.7% in 2025Uganda: 31.9% in 2025
- Median ageSouth Sudan: 18 years in 2023Uganda: 16.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSouth Sudan: 2.9% in 2023Uganda: 2.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateSouth Sudan: 39.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Uganda: -2.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSouth Sudan: 3.43% of GDP in 2025Uganda: 1.96% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSouth Sudan: $103M in 2025Uganda: $1.2B in 2025
- Military spending per personSouth Sudan: $15 in 2025Uganda: $26 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSouth Sudan: 18.4% of government spending in 2025Uganda: 9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSouth Sudan: 53,000 people in 2020Uganda: 46,000 people in 2020
- National powerSouth Sudan: 0.08% of world capability in 2022Uganda: 0.2% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSouth Sudan: 1.18% of the labour force in 2020Uganda: 0.24% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSouth Sudan: 10 million TIV in 2022Uganda: 2 million TIV in 2025