https://www.humantruth.info/south_sudan.html
By Vexen Crabtree 2025
| South Sudan Republic of South Sudan | ![]() |
|---|---|
| Status | Independent State |
| Social and Moral Index | 197th 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 |
#christianity #islam #south_sudan #sudan
When Sudan was united, the Muslim north persecuted the Christian south, causing two civil wars8, eventually leading to the independence of South Sudan.
“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.”
#economics #human_development #wealth
| UN HDI (2021)10 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Higher is better Value10 | |
| 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)10 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Higher is better PPP $10 | |
| 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 Index11 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank11 | |
| 1 | Denmark | 28.1 |
| 2 | Norway | 31.2 |
| 3 | Switzerland | 32.9 |
| ... | ||
| 192 | Afghanistan | 133.8 |
| 193 | Equatorial Guinea | 134.7 |
| 194 | Angola | 135.2 |
| 195 | Eritrea | 140.0 |
| 196 | Vatican City | 142.5 |
| 197 | S. Sudan | 143.0 |
| 198 | Western Sahara | 151.9 |
| 199 | Somalia | 155.9 |
| Africa Avg | 119.0 | |
| World Avg | 88.7 | |
| q=199. | ||
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.
#birth_control #demographics #fertility #health #immigration #life_expectancy #longevity #migration #overpopulation #population #yemen
Population Datasets:
South Sudan's population is predicted to rise to 16.1 million by 2030. These millions of extra people will all need space to live, food to eat, energy to consume, and will increase the burden on the planet's resources. This country has a fertility rate of 4.34. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population will grow, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity - the rate at which people die. If people live healthy and long lives and morbidity is low, then, 2.0 approximates to the replacement rate (two new children for each set of parents who die), which would keep the population stable. If all countries had such a fertility rate, population growth would end. The actual replacement rate in most developed countries is around 2.1. The highest fertility rate ever detected in a single year was in Yemen in 1985, at 8.86.12| 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 better10 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 2021 Years10 | |
| 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. | ||
| Fertility Rate 2.0 is best13 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 202213 | |
| 1 | US Virgin Islands | 2.00 |
| 2 | Ecuador | 2.00 |
| 3 | Nepal | 2.01 |
| ... | ||
| 185 | Zambia | 4.24 |
| 186 | Guinea | 4.30 |
| 187 | Senegal | 4.31 |
| 188 | S. Sudan | 4.34 |
| 189= | Ivory Coast | 4.34 |
| 189= | Mauritania | 4.34 |
| 191 | Cameroon | 4.38 |
| 192 | Sudan | 4.38 |
| World Avg | 2.47 | |
| q=208. | ||
| Old-Age Dependency Ratio Lower is better14 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 2016 Per 10014 | |
| 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 Datasets:
| Immigrants15 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 2017 %15 | |
| 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. | ||
#equality #freedom #freethought #gender_equality #human_rights #morals #politics #prejudice #religious_tolerance #south_sudan #south_sudan_freethought #tolerance
| Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2025)16 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank16 | |
| 1 | Sweden | 6.1 |
| 2 | Denmark | 8.6 |
| 3 | Norway | 9.0 |
| ... | ||
| 146 | Uganda | 112.1 |
| 147 | Ivory Coast | 112.2 |
| 148 | Bangladesh | 112.2 |
| 149 | S. Sudan | 113.3 |
| 150 | Papua New Guinea | 113.5 |
| 151 | Bahrain | 115.4 |
| Africa Avg | 110.04 | |
| World Avg | 86.55 | |
| q=199. | ||
For tables, charts and commentary, see:
#birth_control #demographics #health #life_expectancy #longevity #obesity #overpopulation #parenting #population #south_sudan #vaccines
| Compared to Africa (2025)23 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank23 | |
| 1 | Mauritius | 72.2 |
| 2 | Tunisia | 80.2 |
| 3 | Seychelles | 84.8 |
| ... | ||
| 46 | Nigeria | 142.0 |
| 47 | Mali | 142.1 |
| 48 | Guinea | 143.2 |
| 49 | Central African Rep. | 145.1 |
| 50 | Mozambique | 146.9 |
| 51 | Equatorial Guinea | 150.6 |
| 52 | S. Sudan | 155.6 |
| 53 | Somalia | 156.6 |
| 54 | Angola | 158.3 |
| Africa Avg | 111.13 | |
| q=54. | ||
| Health (2025)23 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank23 | |
| 1 | Monaco | 12.4 |
| 2 | Liechtenstein | 30.1 |
| 3 | San Marino | 30.6 |
| ... | ||
| 197 | Central African Rep. | 145.1 |
| 198 | Afghanistan | 145.8 |
| 199 | Mozambique | 146.9 |
| 200 | Equatorial Guinea | 150.6 |
| 201 | Cook Islands | 153.8 |
| 202 | S. Sudan | 155.6 |
| 203 | Somalia | 156.6 |
| 204 | Angola | 158.3 |
| World Avg | 96.86 | |
| q=204. | ||
The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Monaco, Liechtenstein and San Marino24. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are Angola, Somalia and S. Sudan24.
36 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on 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, obesity rate, its adolescent birth rate, its immunizations take-up and childhood mortality in the 2020s (so far). The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Europe and The Mediterranean24, whereas the worst are Micronesia, Africa and Melanesia24.
For more, see:
Health Datasets:
South Sudan is amongst the unhealthiest places in the world, causing serious issues for most of its citizens. S. Sudan does worse than average in terms of its adolescent birth rate25 and in its fertility rate13. It falls into the worst-performing 20 in its average life expectancy10. It is second-from-the-bottom in its immunizations take-up26. And finally, it is the worst in childhood mortality in the 2020s (so far)27. 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. South Sudan's peak fertility rate was 8.01 in 1988 and it had highest average fertility rate in the world in the 1990s.| Life Expectancy Higher is better10 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 2021 Years10 | |
| 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. | ||
| Fertility Rate 2.0 is best13 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 202213 | |
| 1 | US Virgin Islands | 2.00 |
| 2 | Ecuador | 2.00 |
| 3 | Nepal | 2.01 |
| ... | ||
| 185 | Zambia | 4.24 |
| 186 | Guinea | 4.30 |
| 187 | Senegal | 4.31 |
| 188 | S. Sudan | 4.34 |
| 189= | Ivory Coast | 4.34 |
| 189= | Mauritania | 4.34 |
| 191 | Cameroon | 4.38 |
| 192 | Sudan | 4.38 |
| Africa Avg | 3.97 | |
| World Avg | 2.47 | |
| q=208. | ||
| Adult Obesity Lower is better28 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 2022 %28 | |
| 1 | Vietnam | 2.1% |
| 2 | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | 2.2% |
| 3 | Ethiopia | 2.4% |
| ... | ||
| 22 | Central African Rep. | 7.7% |
| 23 | Laos | 7.8% |
| 24 | Congo, (Brazzaville) | 8.0% |
| 25 | S. Sudan | 8.0% |
| 26 | China | 8.2% |
| 27 | Guinea | 8.3% |
| 28 | Senegal | 8.7% |
| 29 | Philippines | 8.7% |
| Africa Avg | 13.7% | |
| World Avg | 24.7% | |
| q=199. | ||
Children's Health Datasets:
| Adolescent Birth Rate Lower is better25 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 2022 Per 100025 | |
| 1 | Hong Kong | 1.6 |
| 2 | Denmark | 1.8 |
| 3 | S. Korea | 2.1 |
| ... | ||
| 170 | Gabon | 89.8 |
| 171 | Benin | 90.8 |
| 172 | Zimbabwe | 92.6 |
| 173 | S. Sudan | 97.4 |
| 174 | Sierra Leone | 97.9 |
| 175 | Nigeria | 99.6 |
| 176 | Congo, (Brazzaville) | 101.2 |
| 177 | Ivory Coast | 103.3 |
| Africa Avg | 84.6 | |
| World Avg | 43.8 | |
| q=195. | ||
| Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 Higher is better26 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 2015 Avg %26 | |
| 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. | ||
| Infant Mortality (2020s) Lower is better27 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Total Per 100027 | |
| 1 | San Marino | 2.11 |
| 2 | Finland | 2.59 |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 2.60 |
| ... | ||
| 188 | Mali | 117.79 |
| 189 | Nigeria | 126.78 |
| 190 | Niger | 127.65 |
| 191 | Chad | 131.11 |
| 192 | Sierra Leone | 133.17 |
| 193 | Central African Rep. | 146.86 |
| 194 | Somalia | 168.16 |
| 195 | S. Sudan | 174.03 |
| Africa Avg | 71.63 | |
| World Avg | 32.19 | |
| q=195. | ||
South Sudan was amongst 49 countries in the 1990s who had an adolescent birth rate of over 100 (per 1000 girls aged 15-19); in the 2010s it was still amongst only 37 countries that still fell into the same grouping, although each decade things are getting better.
#biodiversity #deforestation #environmentalism #fiji #food #haiti #internationalism #meat #over-exploitation #south_sudan #the_environment #timor-leste_(east_timor) #USA #vatican_city #veganism #vegetarianism
This rank is formulated from 21 data sets. S. Sudan does better than average in reducing annual meat consumption per person29 and in its forested percent change 2000-202030. And finally, it falls into the worst-performing 20 in its sign-up rate to major international accords on protecting the environment.| Forest Area Change 2000-2020 Higher is better30 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Total30 | |
| 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= | Curaço | 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. | ||
| International Accords on the Environment Higher is better | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Total Avg Rate | |
| 1 | Sweden | 83% |
| 2 | Canada | 82% |
| 3 | Norway | 81% |
| ... | ||
| 184 | Sao Tome & Principe | 40% |
| 185 | Brunei | 39% |
| 186 | Nauru | 39% |
| 187 | S. Sudan | 37% |
| 188 | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | 36% |
| 189 | Bhutan | 35% |
| 190 | Palau | 34% |
| 191 | Angola | 33% |
| Africa Avg | 56.4% | |
| World Avg | 57.5% | |
| q=197. | ||
| Meat Consumption Lower is better29 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 2021 kg29 | |
| 1 | Congo, DR | 03.0 |
| 2 | Burundi | 03.5 |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 04.3 |
| ... | ||
| 40 | Sudan | 19.9 |
| 41= | Myanmar | 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. | ||
#education #modernity #south_sudan #technology #the_internet
| Compared to Africa (2020)31 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank31 | |
| 1 | S. Africa | 56.9 |
| 2 | Tunisia | 70.8 |
| 3= | Mauritius | 79.6 |
| ... | ||
| 45 | Gambia | 155.6 |
| 46 | Equatorial Guinea | 156.7 |
| 47 | Central African Rep. | 160.3 |
| 48 | Chad | 162.1 |
| 49 | Niger | 164.1 |
| 50 | Guinea | 164.6 |
| 51 | Sierra Leone | 167.6 |
| 52 | S. Sudan | 171.7 |
| 53 | Eritrea | 179.4 |
| Africa Avg | 120.19 | |
| q=53. | ||
| Modernity & Learning (2020)31 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank31 | |
| 1 | Finland | 7.1 |
| 2 | Belgium | 12.9 |
| 3 | Denmark | 13.6 |
| ... | ||
| 183 | Papua New Guinea | 158.4 |
| 184 | Central African Rep. | 160.3 |
| 185 | Chad | 162.1 |
| 186 | Niger | 164.1 |
| 187 | Guinea | 164.6 |
| 188 | Sierra Leone | 167.6 |
| 189 | S. Sudan | 171.7 |
| 190 | Eritrea | 179.4 |
| World Avg | 86.31 | |
| q=190. | ||
The most modern countries, with the best results from education, the highest levels of research, and with the easiest access to information on the Internet, are Finland, Belgium and Denmark32. The worst countries are Eritrea, S. Sudan and Sierra Leone32. Despite improves in global education, access to tertiary (adult) education is becoming increasingly unequal between the rich haves and the poor have-nots33.
“Education, at all levels and ages, is the single most vital support for equality as well as being a country's most vital economic and social resource. [...] Every successful aspirant to modernisation and economic development, from Japan to South Korea, China to Chile, has got there with a big emphasis on education.”
Bill Emmott (2017)34
15 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on Research and Development, Secondary Education, Length of Schooling, Intellectual Endeavours, Maths, Science & Reading, Religiosity, IQ, the percent of citizens with access to the internet, Freedom On The Internet, IT Security, IPv6 Uptake and digital quality of life. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Baltic States and Europe32, whereas the worst are Melanesia, Africa and Micronesia32.
For more, see:
Modernity and Education Datasets:
From 2012, South Sudan became the country with the least amount of education duration for the average citizen (5.14 years on average).35
| Secondary Education Higher is better36 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 201836 | |
| 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 better37 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 2021 Years37 | |
| 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 Datasets:
| Internet Users Higher is better38 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 201638 | |
| 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. | ||
#capitalism #charitability #corruption #culture #economics #equality #extremism #health #human_development #inequality #life_expectancy #peace #politics #poverty #religious_violence #social_development #south_sudan #terrorism
| Compared to Africa (2020)39 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank39 | |
| 1 | Mauritius | 47.6 |
| 2 | Seychelles | 67.3 |
| 3 | Tunisia | 71.3 |
| ... | ||
| 45 | Equatorial Guinea | 119.0 |
| 46 | Angola | 121.1 |
| 47 | Burundi | 124.1 |
| 48 | Comoros | 127.1 |
| 49 | Chad | 130.4 |
| 50 | Central African Rep. | 133.2 |
| 51 | Congo, DR | 134.3 |
| 52 | S. Sudan | 137.3 |
| 53 | Somalia | 152.9 |
| Africa Avg | 101.84 | |
| q=53. | ||
| Culture, Peace & Inequality (2020)39 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank39 | |
| 1 | Denmark | 12.2 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 14.0 |
| 3 | Norway | 14.1 |
| ... | ||
| 171 | Yemen | 124.2 |
| 172 | Comoros | 127.1 |
| 173 | Chad | 130.4 |
| 174 | Central African Rep. | 133.2 |
| 175 | Congo, DR | 134.3 |
| 176 | S. Sudan | 137.3 |
| 177 | Afghanistan | 140.3 |
| 178 | Somalia | 152.9 |
| World Avg | 76.86 | |
| q=178. | ||
This is the final pillar of the Social and Moral Development Index; it has 28 datasets, including multiple decades of data on World Giving Index, resisting corruption, overall happiness, Creativity and Culture, Open Trading, Aid and Development, its Global Peace Index rating, Peacekeeping and Security, Refugees and UN Treaties, the impact of terrorism, poverty in the 2020s (so far), Inequality in Life Expectancy, Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) and Multidimensional Poverty.
For more, see:
National Culture Datasets:
| Corruption Higher is better40 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 2022 Points40 | |
| 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.
Peace Versus Instability Datasets:
| Global Peace Index Lower is better41 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 2023 Score41 | |
| 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 better42 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 2019 Score42 | |
| 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. | ||
Economic Inequality and Poverty Datasets:
| Inequality in Life Expectancy Lower is better43 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 201943 | |
| 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 better44 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 2023 %44 | |
| 1 | Slovakia | 24.1%45 |
| 2 | Slovenia | 24.3%45 |
| 3 | Belarus | 24.4%46 |
| ... | ||
| 140= | St Lucia | 43.7%47 |
| 140= | Rwanda | 43.7%48 |
| 142 | Grenada | 43.8%49 |
| 143 | S. Sudan | 44.1%48 |
| 144 | Turkey | 44.4%45 |
| 145 | Ecuador | 44.6%50 |
| 146= | Congo, DR | 44.7%46 |
| 146= | Venezuela | 44.7%51 |
| Africa Avg | 40.7% | |
| World Avg | 36.5% | |
| q=167. | ||
Income inequality data is rarely available for South Sudan - only for 2 years between 1980 and 2019.
| Multidimensional Poverty Lower is better52 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | 2018 Severity52 | |
| 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. | ||
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Pew Forum polling over the decades has found the following adherency rates:53:
| 2010 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| Christian | 58.7% | 60.5% |
| Other | 34.6% | 32.8% |
| Muslim | 6.23% | 6.22% |
| Unaffiliated | 0.449% | 0.44% |
| Buddhist | <0.1% | <0.1% |
| Hindu | <0.1% | <0.1% |
| Jewish | None | None |
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