Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita in South Sudan
South Sudan: Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita was 2.82 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita in South Sudan, 2015–2019
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 2.82 for self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 26.5% over five years.
That places South Sudan 156th out of 157 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 153 Malawi 3.28 compare
- 154 Rwanda 3.27 compare
- 155 Sierra Leone 3.25 compare
- 157 Afghanistan 1.45 compare
More economy & growth data for South Sudan
- Gross capital formation 689.96 million current US$ (2015)
- Services, value added 24.45 billion current LCU (2015)
- Exports of goods and services 36.7% (2015)
- Gross fixed capital formation 689.96 million current US$ (2015)
- Gross fixed capital formation 2.49 billion current LCU (2015)
- Gross fixed capital formation 5.8% (2015)
- Gross capital formation 2.0% (2015)
- Gross capital formation 5.8% (2015)
- Services, value added 6.78 billion current US$ (2015)
- Exports of goods and services -52.3% (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita in South Sudan?
- Self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita in South Sudan was 2.82 in 2019, according to Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.83 in 2015.
- What is the lowest self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.82 in 2019.
- How does South Sudan rank for self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita?
- South Sudan ranks 156th out of 157 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average of survey responses. The survey question asks respondents their current position on a hypothetical ladder, where the best possible life for them is a 10, and the worst possible life is a 0.