Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs South Sudan: Population, total, per unit of GDP

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.0002 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Sudan
0.0009 units per US$ of GDP
in 2015
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
21st
South Sudan rank
18th

Population, total, per unit of GDP over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • South Sudan
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How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes South Sudan's figure about 5.7 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, South Sudan has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 21st and South Sudan ranks 18th of 47 groups.

South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan South Sudan Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP South Sudan
2010s 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP South Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, total, per unit of gdp, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or South Sudan?
South Sudan, at 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2015.
What is the difference in population, total, per unit of gdp between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and South Sudan?
0.0007 units per US$ of GDP, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and South Sudan?
8 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2015.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and South Sudan rank globally for population, total, per unit of gdp?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 21st and South Sudan ranks 18th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population, total, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Population, total, per unit of GDP
Unit
units per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
262 places, 14,784 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Population, total divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.