Countries / South Sudan
South Sudan
LowRanked #193 of 195 in 2023 · Sub-Saharan Africa
Source: UNDP Human Development Report 2025 composite indices. All figures below come directly from that dataset — nothing here is estimated or AI-generated.
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0.388 in 2023, compared against the world and Sub-Saharan Africa average.
South SudanWorldSub-Saharan Africa
Components
57.6 yrs
Life expectancy
5.6 yrs
Expected schooling
5.7 yrs
Mean schooling
688
GNI per capita
Related indices
Inequality-adjusted HDI
0.226
HDI adjusted downward for inequality in the distribution of health, education, and income within the country — lower than HDI whenever inequality exists.
Planetary pressures-adjusted HDI
0.383
HDI adjusted downward for a country's carbon emissions and material footprint — the gap from HDI shows the cost to planetary pressure.