The Human Truth Foundation

South Sudan (Republic of South Sudan)

http://www.humantruth.info/south_sudan.html

By Vexen Crabtree 2013

#south_sudan

South Sudan
Republic of South Sudan
StatusIndependent State
Social and Moral Index194th best
CapitalJuba
Land Area
LocationAfrica
Population11.0m1
Life Expectancy54.98yrs (2017)2
GNI$0 768 (2017)3
ISO3166-1 CodesSS, SSD, 4
Internet Domain.ss5
CurrencyPound (SSP)6
Telephone+2117

1. Introduction

Book CoverOn 9 July 2011 Africa´s largest country, Sudan, split into two and with that South Sudan, the world´s newest country, was born. The birthing process of the world´s newest country was a violent and bloody one. For decades the people of South Sudan have known little but war as they fought for independence from the north - and potential visitors should know that fighting between the new government and various rebel groups continues today in many parts of the country.

Today South Sudan is one of the poorest, least-developed and most little-known nations on the planet, but the very fact that South Sudan remains such an unknown is the thing that is likely to attract the first intrepid visitors here. And once they arrive they will be amazed by a wealth of tribal groups and excited by national parks packed with vast numbers of large mammals.

"The World" by Lonely Planet (2014)8

2. South Sudan National and Social Development

#economics #human_development #wealth

UN HDI (2021)9
Pos.Higher is better
Value9
1Switzerland0.962
2Norway0.961
3Iceland0.959
...
184Burkina Faso0.449
185Mozambique0.446
186Mali0.428
187Burundi0.426
188Central African Rep.0.404
189Niger0.400
190Chad0.394
191S. Sudan0.385
Africa Avg0.56
World Avg0.72
q=191.
Gross National Income Per-Capita (2021)9
Pos.Higher is better
PPP $9
1Liechtenstein$146 830
2Singapore$90 919
3Qatar$87 134
...
186Liberia$1 289
187Niger$1 240
188Mozambique$1 198
189Congo, DR$1 076
190Somalia$1 018
191Central African Rep.$0 966
192S. Sudan$0 768
193Burundi$0 732
Africa Avg$5 339
World Avg$20 136
q=193.
Social & Moral
Development Index
10
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank10
1Norway28.6
2Denmark30.0
3Sweden30.7
...
188Afghanistan131.3
189Central African Rep.131.6
190Eritrea134.5
191Chad134.7
192Equatorial Guinea135.0
193Tuvalu135.8
194S. Sudan140.3
195Somalia152.8
Africa Avg110.5
World Avg86.8
q=195.

The United Nations produces an annual Human Development Report which includes the Human Development Index. The factors taken into account include life expectancy, education and schooling and Gross National Income (GNI) amongst many others..

The Social and Moral Development Index concentrates on moral issues and human rights, violence, public health, equality, tolerance, freedom and effectiveness in climate change mitigation and environmentalism, and on some technological issues. A country scores higher for achieving well in those areas, and for sustaining that achievement in the long term. Those countries towards the top of this index can truly said to be setting good examples and leading humankind onwards into a bright, humane, and free future. See: Which are the Best Countries in the World? The Social and Moral Development Index.

3. South Sudan's Demographics and Migration

#demographics #health #immigration #life_expectancy #longevity #migration #population

Population:

South Sudan's population is predicted to rise to 16.1 million by 2030.

Population1
Pos.2018
Population1
1China1.4b
2India1.4b
3USA327.1m
...
80Cuba11.3m
81Burundi11.2m
82Haiti11.1m
83S. Sudan11.0m
84Czechia10.7m
85Dominican Rep.10.6m
86Greece10.5m
87Portugal10.3m
World Avg39.0m
q=195.
Life Expectancy
Higher is better
9
Pos.2021
Years9
1Monaco85.9
2Hong Kong85.5
3Japan84.8
...
188Ivory Coast58.6
189Swaziland57.1
190Somalia55.3
191S. Sudan55.0
192Central African Rep.53.9
193Lesotho53.1
194Nigeria52.7
195Chad52.5
World Avg71.28
q=195.
Old-Age Dependency Ratio
Lower is better
11
Pos.2016
Per 10011
1Uganda04.3
2Mali04.5
3=Chad04.7
...
28Guinea-Bissau06.1
29=Lesotho06.1
29=Kenya06.1
31S. Sudan06.2
32=Tanzania06.2
32=Sao Tome & Principe06.2
34Comoros06.3
35=Mozambique06.4
World Avg18.3
q=185.

Migration:

Immigrants12
Pos.2017
%12
1UAE88.4%
2Kuwait75.5%
3Qatar65.2%
...
70Botswana7.3%
71St Lucia7.2%
72S. Africa7.1%
73S. Sudan6.7%
74Grenada6.6%
75Armenia6.5%
76Bhutan6.5%
77Macedonia6.3%
World Avg9.4%
q=195.

4. Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance

#equality #freedom #gender_equality #human_rights #international_law #morals #politics #prejudice #south_sudan #tolerance

Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2020)13
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank13
1Sweden9.0
2Norway14.5
3Denmark14.5
...
93Ghana87.9
94St Vincent & Grenadines89.2
95Nepal89.9
96S. Sudan90.5
97Tunisia91.6
98China91.8
Africa Avg108.2
World Avg87.9
q=199.
South Sudan does relatively well in ensuring human rights and freedom, compared to many other countries. S. Sudan does better than average in terms of speed of uptake of HR treaties14 and in freethought15. And finally, it does worse than average in commentary in Human Rights Watch reports16, supporting press freedom17 and in LGBT equality18. Since 2013 South Sudan´s civil war has seen atrocities and war crimes committed consistently by both sides, in some cases possibly constituting crimes against humanity19.

For tables, charts and commentary, see:

5. South Sudan's Health

#health #life_expectancy #longevity #parenting #population #smoking #South_Sudan #vaccines

Compared to Africa (2020)20
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank20
1Mauritius64.5
2Morocco73.1
3=Eritrea77.0
...
46Mali122.1
47Congo, (Brazzaville)123.4
48Namibia125.9
49Gabon131.3
50Ivory Coast132.6
51Angola133.1
52Equatorial Guinea136.5
53Nigeria142.1
54S. Sudan146.5
Africa Avg108.2
q=54.
Health (2020)20
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank20
1Monaco13.0
2Hong Kong18.3
3Maldives41.0
...
189Ivory Coast132.6
190Angola133.1
191Nauru134.8
192Equatorial Guinea136.5
193Nigeria142.1
194Palau146.0
195S. Sudan146.5
196Marshall Islands158.3
World Avg93.5
q=196.

The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Monaco, Hong Kong and The Maldives21. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are The Marshall Islands, S. Sudan and Palau21.

The data sets used to calculate points for each country are its average life expectancy, its alcohol consumption rate, its fertility rate, its smoking rate, its suicide rate, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance, the prevalence of overweight adults, its adolescent birth rate and its immunizations take-up. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Asia and The Mediterranean21, whereas the worst are Micronesia, Australasia and Africa21.

For more, see:

Health:

South Sudan is a pretty unhealthy country. S. Sudan does better than average in its smoking rate22 (but high for Africa). When it comes to most other metrics, S. Sudan does not do well. It does worse than average in terms of its adolescent birth rate23 (still good for Africa). It falls into the worst-performing 20 in its average life expectancy9. And finally, it is second-from-the-bottom in its immunizations take-up24. The number of overweight adults has increased by 14% between 1976 and 2016. Life expectancy in South Sudan in 1990 was the lowest in the world, at 29.9yrs, and in 1992 and 1993 things were even worse. But it improved greatly, by +26yrs, in the 30 years from then, higher than any other country and triple the global average improvement of +7.9yrs.

Life Expectancy
Higher is better
9
Pos.2021
Years9
1Monaco85.9
2Hong Kong85.5
3Japan84.8
...
188Ivory Coast58.6
189Swaziland57.1
190Somalia55.3
191S. Sudan55.0
192Central African Rep.53.9
193Lesotho53.1
194Nigeria52.7
195Chad52.5
Africa Avg62.79
World Avg71.28
q=195.
Smoking Rates
Lower is better
22
Pos.201422
1Guinea 15
2Solomon Islands 26
3Kiribati 28
...
67Colombia 359
68Antigua & Barbuda 362
69Yemen 388
70S. Sudan 398
71Belize 400
72Swaziland 427
73Sudan 428
74Costa Rica 432
Africa Avg 340
World Avg 819
q=182.

Children's Health:

Adolescent Birth Rate
Lower is better
23
Pos.2015
Per 100023
1N. Korea0.5
2S. Korea1.6
3Switzerland2.9
...
129Laos64.1
130Honduras65.0
131El Salvador65.2
132S. Sudan65.9
133Belize65.9
134Ghana66.8
135Brazil67.0
136Comoros68.3
Africa Avg87.5
World Avg47.9
q=185.
Infant Immunizations 2011-2015
Higher is better
24
Pos.2015
Avg %24
1=Hungary99.0
1=China99.0
3Uzbekistan98.9
...
187Syria62.4
188Ukraine55.2
189Chad52.5
190Nigeria50.0
191Central African Rep.49.4
192Somalia46.0
193S. Sudan45.7
194Equatorial Guinea36.8
Africa Avg81.7
World Avg88.3
q=194.

6. South Sudan's Responsibility Towards The Environment

#biodiversity #climate_change #food #meat #the_environment #veganism #vegetarianism

Compared to Africa (2023)25
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank25
1Seychelles55.3
2Kenya57.4
3=Zambia57.6
...
45Sao Tome & Principe110.3
46Congo, (Brazzaville)111.8
47Mauritania114.5
48=S. Sudan118.0
49Zimbabwe119.0
50Liberia125.8
51Libya132.8
52Gabon141.7
53Eritrea155.0
Africa Avg90.1
q=53.
Responsibility Towards The Environment (2023)25
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank25
1Japan33.2
2Philippines45.0
3Uruguay48.0
...
169Suriname115.3
170Kuwait115.4
171=Serbia118.0
171=S. Sudan118.0
173Uzbekistan118.5
174Zimbabwe119.0
175Bosnia & Herzegovina120.0
176Afghanistan120.3
World Avg85.7
q=188.
Regarding its responsibility towards the environment, S. Sudan ranks 18th-worst in the world. This rank is calculated from 2 data sets. S. Sudan does better than average in annual meat consumption per person26. And finally, it falls into the worst 20 in how quickly it ratified the 1993 Convention on Biological Diversity.

Convention on Biological Diversity
Earlier is better
Pos.0
Signed
1=China1993 Dec 29
1=Guinea1993 Dec 29
1=Cook Islands1993 Dec 29
...
154Congo, (Brazzaville)1996 Oct 30
155Kyrgyzstan1996 Nov 04
156=Iran1996 Nov 04
157S. Sudan2014 May 18
158Mauritania1996 Nov 14
159Qatar1996 Nov 19
160Bahrain1996 Nov 28
161Turkmenistan1996 Dec 17
Africa Avg1899 Dec 30
World Avg1899 Dec 30
q=197.
Meat Consumption
Lower is better
26
Pos.2021
kg26
1Congo, DR03.0
2Burundi03.5
3Bangladesh04.3
...
40Sudan19.9
41=Myanmar (Burma)20.0
41=Angola20.0
43S. Sudan20.2
44Liberia20.3
45Ghana20.9
46Haiti21.6
47Lesotho21.7
Africa Avg24.9
World Avg52.5
q=185.

7. South Sudan's Modernity and Learning

#education #modernity #technology #the_internet

Compared to Africa (2020)27
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank27
1S. Africa52.8
2Egypt70.4
3Tunisia73.4
...
45Central African Rep.146.3
46Equatorial Guinea149.3
47Chad150.6
48Niger151.0
49Guinea157.5
50Comoros160.5
51S. Sudan164.0
52Sierra Leone167.8
53Eritrea193.5
Africa Avg120.7
q=53.
Modernity & Learning (2020)27
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank27
1Finland8.4
2Taiwan10.0
3Switzerland15.1
...
198Niger151.0
199Solomon Islands152.7
200Haiti153.8
201Guinea157.5
202Comoros160.5
203S. Sudan164.0
204Sierra Leone167.8
205Eritrea193.5
World Avg83.2
q=205.

Modernity and Education:

From 2012, South Sudan became the country with the least amount of education duration for the average citizen (5.14 years on average).28

Secondary Education
Higher is better
29
Pos.201829
1=Luxembourg100.0%
1=Estonia100.0%
1=Austria100.0%
...
135Kenya35.2%
136Honduras33.5%
137Haiti33.2%
138S. Sudan33.2%
139Swaziland32.6%
140Morocco32.2%
141Uganda32.1%
142Angola30.2%
Africa Avg34.4%
World Avg63.0%
q=169.
Length of Schooling
Higher is better
30
Pos.2021
Years30
1Australia21.1
2New Zealand20.3
3Greece20.0
...
186Eritrea8.1
187Central African Rep.8.0
188Chad8.0
189Sudan7.9
190Djibouti7.4
191Mali7.4
192Niger7.0
193S. Sudan5.5
Africa Avg11.0
World Avg13.5
q=193.

Technology and Information:

Internet Users
Higher is better
31
Pos.201631
1Iceland100%
2Faroe Islands99%
3Norway98%
...
159Pakistan18%
160Nepal17%
161=Mauritania17%
161=S. Sudan17%
163Gambia17%
164Laos16%
165Namibia16%
166Turkmenistan15%
Africa Avg18.4%
World Avg48.1%
q=201.

8. National Culture

#corruption #happiness #politics

Corruption
Higher is better
32
Pos.2022
Points32
1Denmark90.0
2=Finland87.0
2=New Zealand87.0
...
173Libya17.0
174=Haiti17.0
174=Burundi17.0
176Yemen16.0
177Venezuela14.0
178=S. Sudan13.0
178=Syria13.0
180Somalia12.0
Africa Avg32.31
World Avg42.98
q=180.

On average through the 2010s, South Sudan scored the 4th-worst on the Corruption Perception Index.

Happiness
Higher is better
33
Pos.2018
Score33
1Finland7.6
2Norway7.6
3Denmark7.6
...
149Liberia3.5
150Syria3.5
151Rwanda3.4
152Yemen3.4
153Tanzania3.3
154S. Sudan3.3
155Central African Rep.3.1
156Burundi2.9
Africa Avg4.29
World Avg5.38
q=156.

9. Peace Versus Instability

#extremism #human_development #peace #politics #religious_violence #terrorism

Global Peace Index
Lower is better
34
Pos.2023
Score34
1Iceland1.12
2Denmark1.31
3Ireland1.31
...
156Somalia3.04
157Ukraine3.04
158Russia3.14
159Congo, DR3.21
160S. Sudan3.22
161Syria3.29
162Yemen3.35
163Afghanistan3.45
Africa Avg2.29
World Avg2.07
q=163.
Impact of Terrorism
Lower is better
35
Pos.2019
Score35
1Togo0.00
2Mongolia0.00
3Swaziland0.00
...
131Sudan5.81
132Colombia5.91
133Thailand6.03
134S. Sudan6.32
135Turkey6.53
136Cameroon6.62
137Central African Rep.6.62
138Mali6.65
Africa Avg3.41
World Avg2.78
q=150.

10. Economic Inequality and Poverty

#capitalism #economics #health #inequality #life_expectancy #poverty #social_development

Inequality in Life Expectancy
Lower is better36
Pos.201936
1Iceland2.40
2=Singapore2.50
2=Hong Kong2.50
...
175Equatorial Guinea34.60
176Benin34.90
177Congo, DR36.10
178S. Sudan36.20
179Mali36.70
180Nigeria37.10
181Somalia38.90
182Sierra Leone39.00
Africa Avg26.10
World Avg14.59
q=184.
Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient)
Lower is better37
Pos.2017
%37
1Ukraine25.0
2=Belarus25.4
2=Slovenia25.4
...
126Comoros45.3
127Dominican Rep.45.7
128Nicaragua46.2
129S. Sudan46.3
130=Cameroon46.6
130=Chile46.6
132Seychelles46.8
133Cape Verde47.2
Africa Avg42.6
World Avg38.1
q=152.
Multidimensional Poverty
Lower is better38
Pos.2018
Severity38
1Armenia.001
2Ukraine.001
3Serbia.001
...
94Madagascar.453
95Mali.457
96Central African Rep..465
97Ethiopia.489
98Burkina Faso.519
99Chad.533
100S. Sudan.580
101Niger.590
Africa Avg.264
World Avg.154
q=101.

11. Religion and Beliefs

#buddhism #christianity #hinduism #islam #judaism

Data from the Pew Forum, a professional polling outfit, states that in 2010 the religious makeup of this country was as follows in the table below39:

Christian60.5%
Muslim6.2%
Hindu0.1%
Buddhist0.1%
Folk Religion32.9%
Jewish0.1%
Unaffiliated0.5%

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