South Sudan (Republic of South Sudan)

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

By Vexen Crabtree 2013

South Sudan Republic of South Sudan
Status	Independent State
Social and Moral Index	192nd best
Capital	Juba
Land Area
Location	Africa
Population	11.0m₁
Life Expectancy	54.98yrs (2017)₂
GNI	$0 768 (2017)₃
ISO3166-1 Codes	SS, SSD, ₄
Internet Domain	.ss₅
Currency	Pound (SSP)₆
Telephone	+211₇

1. Introduction

“On 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
1	Switzerland	0.962
2	Norway	0.961
3	Iceland	0.959
	...
184	Burkina Faso	0.449
185	Mozambique	0.446
186	Mali	0.428
187	Burundi	0.426
188	Central African Rep.	0.404
189	Niger	0.400
190	Chad	0.394
191	S. Sudan	0.385
	Africa Avg	0.56
	World Avg	0.72
q=191.

Gross National Income Per-Capita (2021)₉
Pos.		Higher is better PPP $₉
1	Liechtenstein	$146 830
2	Singapore	$90 919
3	Qatar	$87 134
	...
186	Liberia	$1 289
187	Niger	$1 240
188	Mozambique	$1 198
189	Congo, DR	$1 076
190	Somalia	$1 018
191	Central African Rep.	$0 966
192	S. Sudan	$0 768
193	Burundi	$0 732
	Africa Avg	$5 339
	World Avg	$20 136
q=193.

Social & Moral Development Index₁₀
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₀
1	Norway	29.8
2	Denmark	30.0
3	Finland	33.7
	...
189	Tuvalu	133.1
190	Central African Rep.	133.3
191	Vatican City	136.2
192	S. Sudan	136.6
193	Equatorial Guinea	137.1
194	Eritrea	137.4
195	Chad	137.8
196	Somalia	157.1
	Africa Avg	112.4
	World Avg	87.9
q=196.

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
1	China	1.4b
2	India	1.4b
3	USA	327.1m
	...
80	Cuba	11.3m
81	Burundi	11.2m
82	Haiti	11.1m
83	S. Sudan	11.0m
84	Czechia	10.7m
85	Dominican Rep.	10.6m
86	Greece	10.5m
87	Portugal	10.3m
	World Avg	39.0m
q=195.

Life Expectancy Higher is better₉
Pos.		2021 Years₉
1	Monaco	85.9
2	Hong Kong	85.5
3	Japan	84.8
	...
188	Ivory Coast	58.6
189	Swaziland	57.1
190	Somalia	55.3
191	S. Sudan	55.0
192	Central African Rep.	53.9
193	Lesotho	53.1
194	Nigeria	52.7
195	Chad	52.5
	World Avg	71.28
q=195.

Old-Age Dependency Ratio Lower is better₁₁
Pos.		2016 Per 100₁₁
1	Uganda	04.3
2	Mali	04.5
3=	Chad	04.7
	...
28	Guinea-Bissau	06.1
29=	Lesotho	06.1
29=	Kenya	06.1
31	S. Sudan	06.2
32=	Tanzania	06.2
32=	Sao Tome & Principe	06.2
34	Comoros	06.3
35=	Mozambique	06.4
	World Avg	18.3
q=185.

Migration:

Immigrants₁₂
Pos.		2017 %₁₂
1	UAE	88.4%
2	Kuwait	75.5%
3	Qatar	65.2%
	...
70	Botswana	7.3%
71	St Lucia	7.2%
72	S. Africa	7.1%
73	S. Sudan	6.7%
74	Grenada	6.6%
75	Armenia	6.5%
76	Bhutan	6.5%
77	Macedonia	6.3%
	World Avg	9.4%
q=195.

4. Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance

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

Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2020)₁₃
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₃
1	Sweden	9.0
2	Norway	14.5
3	Denmark	14.5
	...
93	Ghana	87.9
94	St Vincent & Grenadines	89.2
95	Nepal	89.9
96	S. Sudan	90.5
97	Tunisia	91.6
98	China	91.8
	Africa Avg	108.2
	World Avg	87.9
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 terms of 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:

Human Rights and Freedom in South Sudan

5. South Sudan's Health

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

Compared to Africa (2020)₂₀
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₂₀
1	Mauritius	64.5
2	Morocco	73.1
3=	Eritrea	77.0
	...
46	Mali	122.1
47	Congo, (Brazzaville)	123.4
48	Namibia	125.9
49	Gabon	131.3
50	Ivory Coast	132.6
51	Angola	133.1
52	Equatorial Guinea	136.5
53	Nigeria	142.1
54	S. Sudan	146.5
	Africa Avg	108.2
q=54.

Health (2020)₂₀
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₂₀
1	Monaco	13.0
2	Hong Kong	18.3
3	Maldives	41.0
	...
189	Ivory Coast	132.6
190	Angola	133.1
191	Nauru	134.8
192	Equatorial Guinea	136.5
193	Nigeria	142.1
194	Palau	146.0
195	S. Sudan	146.5
196	Marshall Islands	158.3
	World Avg	93.5
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:

"Countries With the Healthiest Cultures and Health Policies" by Vexen Crabtree (2020).

Health:

South Sudan is a pretty unhealthy country. S. Sudan does better than average in its smoking rate₂₂ (but bad for Africa). But that's it. S. Sudan has problems. It does worse than average when it comes to its adolescent birth rate₂₃ (still low for Africa). It falls into the worst-performing 20 in terms of its average life expectancy₉. And finally, it is second-from-the-bottom in terms of 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 better₉
Pos.		2021 Years₉
1	Monaco	85.9
2	Hong Kong	85.5
3	Japan	84.8
	...
188	Ivory Coast	58.6
189	Swaziland	57.1
190	Somalia	55.3
191	S. Sudan	55.0
192	Central African Rep.	53.9
193	Lesotho	53.1
194	Nigeria	52.7
195	Chad	52.5
	Africa Avg	62.79
	World Avg	71.28
q=195.

Smoking Rates Lower is better₂₂
Pos.		2014₂₂
1	Guinea	15
2	Solomon Islands	26
3	Kiribati	28
	...
67	Colombia	359
68	Antigua & Barbuda	362
69	Yemen	388
70	S. Sudan	398
71	Belize	400
72	Swaziland	427
73	Sudan	428
74	Costa Rica	432
	Africa Avg	340
	World Avg	819
q=182.

Children's Health:

Adolescent Birth Rate Lower is better₂₃
Pos.		2015 Per 1000₂₃
1	N. Korea	0.5
2	S. Korea	1.6
3	Switzerland	2.9
	...
129	Laos	64.1
130	Honduras	65.0
131	El Salvador	65.2
132	S. Sudan	65.9
133	Belize	65.9
134	Ghana	66.8
135	Brazil	67.0
136	Comoros	68.3
	Africa Avg	87.5
	World Avg	47.9
q=185.

Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 Higher is better₂₄
Pos.		2015 Avg %₂₄
1=	Hungary	99.0
1=	China	99.0
3	Uzbekistan	98.9
	...
187	Syria	62.4
188	Ukraine	55.2
189	Chad	52.5
190	Nigeria	50.0
191	Central African Rep.	49.4
192	Somalia	46.0
193	S. Sudan	45.7
194	Equatorial Guinea	36.8
	Africa Avg	81.7
	World Avg	88.3
q=194.

6. South Sudan's Responsibility Towards The Environment

#biodiversity #climate_change #deforestation #food #meat #over-exploitation #the_environment #veganism #vegetarianism

Compared to Africa (2023)₂₅
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₂₅
1	Seychelles	55.3
2	Kenya	57.4
3=	Zambia	57.6
	...
45	Sao Tome & Principe	110.3
46	Congo, (Brazzaville)	111.8
47	Mauritania	114.5
48=	S. Sudan	118.0
49	Zimbabwe	119.0
50	Liberia	125.8
51	Libya	132.8
52	Gabon	141.7
53	Eritrea	155.0
	Africa Avg	90.1
q=53.

Responsibility Towards The Environment (2023)₂₅
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₂₅
1	Japan	33.2
2	Philippines	45.0
3	Uruguay	48.0
	...
169	Suriname	115.3
170	Kuwait	115.4
171=	Serbia	118.0
171=	S. Sudan	118.0
173	Uzbekistan	118.5
174	Zimbabwe	119.0
175	Bosnia & Herzegovina	120.0
176	Afghanistan	120.3
	World Avg	85.7
q=188.

S. Sudan comes 18th-worst in the world when it comes to its responsibility towards the environment. This rank is derived from 3 data sets. S. Sudan does better than average in annual meat consumption per person₂₆ and in its forested percent change 2000-2020₂₇. And finally, it falls into the worst-performing 20 in how quickly it ratified the 1993 Convention on Biological Diversity.

Forest Area Change 2000-2020 Higher is better₂₇
Pos.		Total₂₇
1	Guernsey	82.6%
2	Bahrain	75.2%
3	Iceland	64.7%
	...
118=	Grenada	0.0%
118=	Aruba	0.0%
118=	Svalbard	0.0%
118=	S. Sudan	0.0%
118=	Curaco	0.0%
118=	Turks & Caicos Islands	0.0%
118=	Lesotho	0.0%
118=	Anguilla	0.0%
	Africa Avg	-8.7%
	World Avg	-0.1%
q=234.

Convention on Biological Diversity Earlier is better
Pos.		Total Signed
1=	China	1993 Dec 29
1=	Guinea	1993 Dec 29
1=	Cook Islands	1993 Dec 29
	...
154	Congo, (Brazzaville)	1996 Oct 30
155	Kyrgyzstan	1996 Nov 04
156=	Iran	1996 Nov 04
157	S. Sudan	2014 May 18
158	Mauritania	1996 Nov 14
159	Qatar	1996 Nov 19
160	Bahrain	1996 Nov 28
161	Turkmenistan	1996 Dec 17
	Africa Avg	1899 Dec 30
	World Avg	1899 Dec 30
q=197.

Meat Consumption Lower is better₂₆
Pos.		2021 kg₂₆
1	Congo, DR	03.0
2	Burundi	03.5
3	Bangladesh	04.3
	...
40	Sudan	19.9
41=	Myanmar (Burma)	20.0
41=	Angola	20.0
43	S. Sudan	20.2
44	Liberia	20.3
45	Ghana	20.9
46	Haiti	21.6
47	Lesotho	21.7
	Africa Avg	24.9
	World Avg	52.5
q=185.

7. South Sudan's Modernity and Learning

#education #modernity #technology #the_internet

Compared to Africa (2020)₂₈
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₂₈
1	S. Africa	52.8
2	Egypt	70.4
3	Tunisia	73.4
	...
45	Central African Rep.	146.3
46	Equatorial Guinea	149.3
47	Chad	150.6
48	Niger	151.0
49	Guinea	157.5
50	Comoros	160.5
51	S. Sudan	164.0
52	Sierra Leone	167.8
53	Eritrea	193.5
	Africa Avg	120.7
q=53.

Modernity & Learning (2020)₂₈
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₂₈
1	Finland	8.4
2	Taiwan	10.0
3	Switzerland	15.1
	...
198	Niger	151.0
199	Solomon Islands	152.7
200	Haiti	153.8
201	Guinea	157.5
202	Comoros	160.5
203	S. Sudan	164.0
204	Sierra Leone	167.8
205	Eritrea	193.5
	World Avg	83.2
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).₂₉

Secondary Education Higher is better₃₀
Pos.		2018₃₀
1=	Luxembourg	100.0%
1=	Estonia	100.0%
1=	Austria	100.0%
	...
135	Kenya	35.2%
136	Honduras	33.5%
137	Haiti	33.2%
138	S. Sudan	33.2%
139	Swaziland	32.6%
140	Morocco	32.2%
141	Uganda	32.1%
142	Angola	30.2%
	Africa Avg	34.4%
	World Avg	63.0%
q=169.

Length of Schooling Higher is better₃₁
Pos.		2021 Years₃₁
1	Australia	21.1
2	New Zealand	20.3
3	Greece	20.0
	...
186	Eritrea	8.1
187	Central African Rep.	8.0
188	Chad	8.0
189	Sudan	7.9
190	Djibouti	7.4
191	Mali	7.4
192	Niger	7.0
193	S. Sudan	5.5
	Africa Avg	11.0
	World Avg	13.5
q=193.

Technology and Information:

Internet Users Higher is better₃₂
Pos.		2016₃₂
1	Iceland	100%
2	Faroe Islands	99%
3	Norway	98%
	...
159	Pakistan	18%
160	Nepal	17%
161=	Mauritania	17%
161=	S. Sudan	17%
163	Gambia	17%
164	Laos	16%
165	Namibia	16%
166	Turkmenistan	15%
	Africa Avg	18.4%
	World Avg	48.1%
q=201.

8. National Culture

#corruption #happiness #politics

Corruption Higher is better₃₃
Pos.		2022 Points₃₃
1	Denmark	90.0
2=	Finland	87.0
2=	New Zealand	87.0
	...
173	Libya	17.0
174=	Haiti	17.0
174=	Burundi	17.0
176	Yemen	16.0
177	Venezuela	14.0
178=	S. Sudan	13.0
178=	Syria	13.0
180	Somalia	12.0
	Africa Avg	32.31
	World Avg	42.98
q=180.

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

Happiness Higher is better₃₄
Pos.		2018 Score₃₄
1	Finland	7.6
2	Norway	7.6
3	Denmark	7.6
	...
149	Liberia	3.5
150	Syria	3.5
151	Rwanda	3.4
152	Yemen	3.4
153	Tanzania	3.3
154	S. Sudan	3.3
155	Central African Rep.	3.1
156	Burundi	2.9
	Africa Avg	4.29
	World Avg	5.38
q=156.

9. Peace Versus Instability

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

Global Peace Index Lower is better₃₅
Pos.		2023 Score₃₅
1	Iceland	1.12
2	Denmark	1.31
3	Ireland	1.31
	...
156	Somalia	3.04
157	Ukraine	3.04
158	Russia	3.14
159	Congo, DR	3.21
160	S. Sudan	3.22
161	Syria	3.29
162	Yemen	3.35
163	Afghanistan	3.45
	Africa Avg	2.29
	World Avg	2.07
q=163.

Impact of Terrorism Lower is better₃₆
Pos.		2019 Score₃₆
1	Togo	0.00
2	Mongolia	0.00
3	Swaziland	0.00
	...
131	Sudan	5.81
132	Colombia	5.91
133	Thailand	6.03
134	S. Sudan	6.32
135	Turkey	6.53
136	Cameroon	6.62
137	Central African Rep.	6.62
138	Mali	6.65
	Africa Avg	3.41
	World Avg	2.78
q=150.

10. Economic Inequality and Poverty

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

Inequality in Life Expectancy Lower is better₃₇
Pos.		2019₃₇
1	Iceland	2.40
2=	Singapore	2.50
2=	Hong Kong	2.50
	...
175	Equatorial Guinea	34.60
176	Benin	34.90
177	Congo, DR	36.10
178	S. Sudan	36.20
179	Mali	36.70
180	Nigeria	37.10
181	Somalia	38.90
182	Sierra Leone	39.00
	Africa Avg	26.10
	World Avg	14.59
q=184.

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) Lower is better₃₈
Pos.		2017 %₃₈
1	Ukraine	25.0
2=	Belarus	25.4
2=	Slovenia	25.4
	...
126	Comoros	45.3
127	Dominican Rep.	45.7
128	Nicaragua	46.2
129	S. Sudan	46.3
130=	Cameroon	46.6
130=	Chile	46.6
132	Seychelles	46.8
133	Cape Verde	47.2
	Africa Avg	42.6
	World Avg	38.1
q=152.

Multidimensional Poverty Lower is better₃₉
Pos.		2018 Severity₃₉
1	Armenia	.001
2	Ukraine	.001
3	Serbia	.001
	...
94	Madagascar	.453
95	Mali	.457
96	Central African Rep.	.465
97	Ethiopia	.489
98	Burkina Faso	.519
99	Chad	.533
100	S. Sudan	.580
101	Niger	.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 below₄₀:

Christian	60.5%
Muslim	6.2%
Hindu	0.1%
Buddhist	0.1%
Folk Religion	32.9%
Jewish	0.1%
Unaffiliated	0.5%

Links:

A List of All Religions and Belief Systems