Nigeria vs South Sudan
POP 19.5x GDP 21.0x LE 3.1 yrs LMC↔LIC
Widest indicator spreads · Nigeria vs South Sudan
Demographics: Population (Nigeria, 95% spread)
| Indicator | Nigeria | South Sudan | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 232.7M | 11.9M | 2024 |
| Population Density | 250.2 | 18.2 | 2023 |
| Urban Population | 63.0% | 21.4% | 2024 |
4 closer demographics rows sit on the Nigeria and South Sudan profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Economy: GDP Growth Rate (Nigeria, 138% spread)
| Indicator | Nigeria | South Sudan | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDP Growth Rate | 4.1% | -10.8% | 2024 |
| GDP (Current USD) | $252.3B | $12.0B | 2024 |
| Foreign Direct Investment | $1.1B | $83.4M | 2024 |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.0% | 12.4% | 2024 |
4 closer economy rows sit on the Nigeria and South Sudan profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Health: Health Expenditure (% of GDP) (South Sudan, 64% spread)
| Indicator | Nigeria | South Sudan | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Expenditure (% of GDP) | 4.2% | 11.6% | 2023 |
| Physicians (per 1,000 people) | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2023 |
| Maternal Mortality Ratio | 993 | 692 | 2023 |
| Under-5 Mortality Rate | 115.6 | 96.7 | 2024 |
3 closer health rows sit on the Nigeria and South Sudan profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Education: Education Expenditure (% of GDP) (South Sudan, 80% spread)
| Indicator | Nigeria | South Sudan | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education Expenditure (% of GDP) | 0.3% | 1.6% | 2023 |
| Literacy Rate (Adult) | 70.4% | 26.8% | 2024 |
| School Enrollment (Secondary) | 46.9% | 122.1% | 2023 |
| Youth Literacy Rate | 81.4% | 36.7% | 2024 |
2 closer education rows sit on the Nigeria and South Sudan profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Environment: Electric Power Consumption (Nigeria, 67% spread)
| Indicator | Nigeria | South Sudan | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electric Power Consumption | 144 | 48 | 2023 |
| Renewable Energy Consumption | 80.3% | 32.4% | 2021 |
| Freshwater Withdrawal | 5.6% | 2.5% | 2022 |
| Forest Area | 23.2% | 11.3% | 2023 |
1 closer environment rows sit on the Nigeria and South Sudan profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Infrastructure: Access to Electricity (Nigeria, 91% spread)
| Indicator | Nigeria | South Sudan | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Access to Electricity | 61.2% | 5.4% | 2023 |
| Internet Users | 41.2% | 6.7% | 2024 |
| Mobile Subscriptions | 70.8 | 46.6 | 2024 |
2 closer infrastructure rows sit on the Nigeria and South Sudan profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Social: Net Migration (South Sudan, 144% spread)
| Indicator | Nigeria | South Sudan | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net Migration | -35,202 | 15.4K | 2024 |
| Poverty (< $2.15/day) | 41.8% | 76.5% | 2022 |
| GINI Index | 33.9 | 44 | 2022 |
3 closer social rows sit on the Nigeria and South Sudan profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
How to read this Nigeria vs South Sudan comparison
Nigeria (LMC, Sub-Saharan Africa) vs South Sudan (LIC, Sub-Saharan Africa) is a WIDE WDI pair: population is 19.5x larger (232.7M vs 11.9M) and total GDP is 21.0x larger ($252.3B vs $12.0B). The gap board leads on Net Migration (~144% relative spread) across 47 indicators in 8 topics. Cross-tier pair; prefer per-capita and rate columns over raw totals. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.
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Nigeria vs South Sudan figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · LMC↔LIC · WIDE scale band.