Somalia vs South Sudan: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita
Somalia
58.82 years
in 2023
South Sudan
57.62 years
in 2023
Somalia rank
231st
South Sudan rank
232nd
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita over time
- Somalia
- South Sudan
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 58.82 years against 57.62 years in South Sudan, a difference of 1.2 years.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 231st and South Sudan ranks 232nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 6 and South Sudan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 42.4 years | 30.49 years | 11.91 years | Somalia |
| 1960s | 44.5 years | 27.73 years | 16.77 years | Somalia |
| 1970s | 45.86 years | 34.75 years | 11.11 years | Somalia |
| 1980s | 47.64 years | 30.66 years | 16.98 years | Somalia |
| 1990s | 45.1 years | 30.72 years | 14.39 years | Somalia |
| 2000s | 51.01 years | 52.81 years | 1.8 years | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 51.35 years | 49.92 years | 1.43 years | Somalia |
| 2020s | 56.39 years | 57.38 years | 0.9926 years | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy vs. gdp per capita, Somalia or South Sudan?
- Somalia, at 58.82 years against 57.62 years in South Sudan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy vs. gdp per capita between Somalia and South Sudan?
- 1.2 years, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and South Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Somalia and South Sudan rank globally for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?
- Somalia ranks 231st and South Sudan ranks 232nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.