South Sudan vs Zimbabwe
South Sudan vs Zimbabwe: National power
National power in 2022: 0.08% of world capability in South Sudan and 0.08% of world capability in Zimbabwe, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Zimbabwe, by 0 percentage points, or 1.02 times that in South Sudan.
% of world capability · Correlates of War
What the numbers say
- Zimbabwe has been higher since 2022, when it overtook South Sudan.
- In 2022, South Sudan ranked 103 and Zimbabwe ranked 102 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of world capability · Correlates of War
| Year | South Sudan | Zimbabwe |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.08 | 0.08 |
| 2021 | 0.09 | 0.09 |
| 2020 | 0.2 | 0.08 |
| 2019 | 0.2 | 0.08 |
| 2018 | 0.2 | 0.08 |
| 2017 | 0.2 | 0.09 |
| 2016 | 0.19 | 0.09 |
| 2015 | 0.2 | 0.09 |
| 2014 | 0.21 | 0.09 |
| 2013 | 0.21 | 0.09 |
| 2012 | 0.15 | 0.09 |
| 2011 | 0.05 | 0.09 |
| 2010 | – | 0.09 |
| 2009 | – | 0.1 |
| 2008 | – | 0.1 |
| 2007 | – | 0.11 |
| 2006 | – | 0.09 |
| 2005 | – | 0.09 |
| 2004 | – | 0.1 |
| 2003 | – | 0.1 |
| 2002 | – | 0.11 |
| 2001 | – | 0.11 |
| 2000 | – | 0.11 |
| 1999 | – | 0.11 |
| 1998 | – | 0.11 |
| 1997 | – | 0.11 |
| 1996 | – | 0.11 |
| 1995 | – | 0.11 |
| 1994 | – | 0.11 |
| 1993 | – | 0.11 |
| 1992 | – | 0.12 |
| 1991 | – | 0.12 |
| 1990 | – | 0.11 |
| 1989 | – | 0.12 |
| 1988 | – | 0.11 |
| 1987 | – | 0.11 |
| 1986 | – | 0.11 |
| 1985 | – | 0.11 |
| 1984 | – | 0.1 |
| 1983 | – | 0.11 |
| 1982 | – | 0.11 |
| 1981 | – | 0.13 |
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 Sudan vs Zimbabwe
Health
- Life expectancySouth Sudan: 57.6 years in 2023Zimbabwe: 62.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySouth Sudan: 9.7 per 100 live births in 2024Zimbabwe: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySouth Sudan: 63.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Zimbabwe: 33.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSouth Sudan: 3.7% in 2017Zimbabwe: 3.19% in 2017
- Suicide rateSouth Sudan: 12 per 100,000 people in 2017Zimbabwe: 26.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSouth Sudan: 11.5 million people in 2023Zimbabwe: 16.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthSouth Sudan: 5.86% a year in 2023Zimbabwe: 1.68% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSouth Sudan: 3.86 births per woman in 2023Zimbabwe: 3.72 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSouth Sudan: 21.7% in 2025Zimbabwe: 40.5% in 2025
- Median ageSouth Sudan: 18 years in 2023Zimbabwe: 17.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSouth Sudan: 2.9% in 2023Zimbabwe: 3.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateSouth Sudan: 39.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Zimbabwe: -6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSouth Sudan: 3.43% of GDP in 2025Zimbabwe: 0.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSouth Sudan: $103M in 2025Zimbabwe: $134M in 2025
- Military spending per personSouth Sudan: $15 in 2025Zimbabwe: $10 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSouth Sudan: 18.4% of government spending in 2025Zimbabwe: 5.3% of government spending in 2005
- Armed forces personnelSouth Sudan: 53,000 people in 2020Zimbabwe: 51,000 people in 2020
- Armed forces, share of workersSouth Sudan: 1.18% of the labour force in 2020Zimbabwe: 0.88% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSouth Sudan: 10 million TIV in 2022Zimbabwe: 20 million TIV in 2023