South Sudan vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Rural population, per capita
South Sudan
0.7832 units per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.5534 units per person
in 2025
South Sudan rank
8th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
11th
Rural population, per capita over time
- South Sudan
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 0.7832 units per person against 0.5534 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.2298 units per person.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, South Sudan has been ahead every year.
South Sudan ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th of 216 countries.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9142 units per person | 0.8389 units per person | 0.0753 units per person | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 0.915 units per person | 0.793 units per person | 0.122 units per person | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 0.9049 units per person | 0.7446 units per person | 0.1603 units per person | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 0.8552 units per person | 0.6963 units per person | 0.159 units per person | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 0.8327 units per person | 0.6513 units per person | 0.1814 units per person | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 0.813 units per person | 0.604 units per person | 0.2091 units per person | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 0.7907 units per person | 0.566 units per person | 0.2247 units per person | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, South Sudan or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- South Sudan, at 0.7832 units per person against 0.5534 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between South Sudan and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.2298 units per person, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Sudan and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do South Sudan and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- South Sudan ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.