Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Estonia fits inside South Sudan 14 times
Estonia: 45,340 km² (2024) · South Sudan: 646,883 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Estonia: 3,794 km (2026 edition) · South Sudan: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
South Sudan’s highest peak towers 2,869 m above Estonia’s
Estonia: 318 m (2026 edition) · South Sudan: 3,187 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 45% of South Sudan, versus 23% of Estonia
Estonia: 23% (2024) · South Sudan: 44.7% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
South Sudan has 8.9 times as many people as Estonia
Estonia: 1.37 million (2025) · South Sudan: 12.2 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Estonia is 66% more densely populated than South Sudan
Estonia: 32 per km² (2025) · South Sudan: 19 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Estonia: 182.8 cm (2019) · South Sudan: no data
How tall are the women?
Estonia: 168.7 cm (2019) · South Sudan: no data
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Estonia is 24 years older than in South Sudan
Estonia: 41.9 years (2023) · South Sudan: 18 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in South Sudan have 2.6 more children on average than in Estonia
Estonia: 1.18 children per woman (2024) · South Sudan: 3.79 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
22% of people in Estonia are 65 or older, versus 3.1% in South Sudan
Estonia: 21.8% (2025) · South Sudan: 3.1% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
South Sudan hosts 63% more refugees per resident than Estonia
Estonia: 30.2 per 1,000 (2025) · South Sudan: 49.4 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Estonia and South Sudan are practically level
Estonia: 0 (2026) · South Sudan: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Estonia and South Sudan are practically level
Estonia: 1 (2026) · South Sudan: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Estonia’s economy is 3.9 times the size of South Sudan’s
Estonia: $47 billion (2025) · South Sudan: $12 billion (2015)
How much is produced per person?
Estonia produces 45 times as much per person as South Sudan
Estonia: Int$52,106 (2025) · South Sudan: Int$1,155 (2015)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in South Sudan than in Estonia (Gini 13.3 points higher)
Estonia: 30.7 (2023) · South Sudan: 44 (2016)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Estonia: 0.3% (2023) · South Sudan: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 12% in South Sudan, versus 8.3% in Estonia
Estonia: 8.3% (2025) · South Sudan: 12.4% (2023)
How much goes to the military?
South Sudan and Estonia are practically level
Estonia: 3.4% (2025) · South Sudan: 3.4% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Estonia: 22.7% (2024) · South Sudan: no data
How expensive is it?
South Sudan’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Estonia’s
Estonia: 66% (2025) · South Sudan: 94% (2015)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Estonia spends 34 times as much on health per person as South Sudan
Estonia: $2,438 (2024) · South Sudan: $73 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Estonia live 22 years longer than in South Sudan
Estonia: 79.3 years (2024) · South Sudan: 57.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in South Sudan is 48 times as likely to die before turning one as in Estonia
Estonia: 1.5 per 1,000 (2024) · South Sudan: 71.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Estonia has 85 times as many doctors per person as South Sudan
Estonia: 3.5 per 1,000 (2022) · South Sudan: 0.041 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Estonia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2023) · South Sudan: no data
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in South Sudan is 16% higher than in Estonia
Estonia: 14 per 100k (2023) · South Sudan: 16.2 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
25% of adults in Estonia are obese, versus 8.2% in South Sudan
Estonia: 25% (2024) · South Sudan: 8.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Estonia: 26.1% (2024) · South Sudan: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Estonia rate their lives 3.59 points higher than in South Sudan
Estonia: 6.41 (2025) · South Sudan: 2.82 (2019)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Estonia drink 25 times as much alcohol as in South Sudan
Estonia: 10.4 litres (2023) · South Sudan: 0.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Estonia has 3 times as much meat per person as South Sudan
Estonia: 64.7 kg (2023) · South Sudan: 21.4 kg (2022)
How much food is there per day?
Estonia has 895 kcal more food per person per day than South Sudan
Estonia: 3,287 kcal (2023) · South Sudan: 2,391 kcal (2022)
How long do people work?
Estonia: 1,606 hours (2023) · South Sudan: no data
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Estonia went to school 7.8 years longer than in South Sudan
Estonia: 13.6 years (2023) · South Sudan: 5.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Estonia: 1.61 (2022) · South Sudan: no data
How many World Heritage sites?
Estonia has 1 more World Heritage site than South Sudan (2 against 1)
Estonia: 2 (2026) · South Sudan: 1 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Estonia: 45 (2026 edition) · South Sudan: no data
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
92% of people in Estonia are online, versus 6.7% in South Sudan
Estonia: 92% (2024) · South Sudan: 7% (2019)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Estonia is 3.7 times as fast as in South Sudan
Estonia: 161 Mbps (2026) · South Sudan: 44 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Estonia have electricity, versus 5.4% in South Sudan
Estonia: 100% (2024) · South Sudan: 5.4% (2024)
How many live in cities?
71% of people in Estonia live in cities, versus 22% in South Sudan
Estonia: 71% (2025) · South Sudan: 22% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Estonia has 151 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, South Sudan 47
Estonia: 151 (2024) · South Sudan: 47 (2023)
How much railway is there?
Estonia’s railway network is 4.2 times as long as South Sudan’s
Estonia: 1,033 km (2017) · South Sudan: 248 km (2018)
How much do they fly?
Estonia: 0.00063 (2019) · South Sudan: no data
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 57% of Estonia, but only 11% of South Sudan
Estonia: 57.2% (2024) · South Sudan: 11.3% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Estonia emits 43 times as much CO₂ as someone in South Sudan
Estonia: 6.1 t (2024) · South Sudan: 0.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
60% of Estonia’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.8% in South Sudan
Estonia: 59.6% (2025) · South Sudan: 1.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in South Sudan carries 3.6 times as much fine dust as in Estonia
Estonia: 6.7 µg/m³ (2024) · South Sudan: 24.1 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Estonia: 1.5 per 100k (2023) · South Sudan: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in South Sudan are 4.7 times as deadly as in Estonia
Estonia: 6.3 per 100k (2023) · South Sudan: 29.9 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
South Sudan is on average 21.4 °C warmer than Estonia
Estonia: 7.2°C (2016–2025 avg) · South Sudan: 28.6°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
South Sudan gets 4% more rain than Estonia
Estonia: 759 mm (2016–2025 avg) · South Sudan: 785 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Estonia bigger than South Sudan?
South Sudan is larger. Estonia fits inside South Sudan 14 times.
Which has more people, Estonia or South Sudan?
South Sudan has 8.9 times as many people as Estonia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Estonia or South Sudan?
People in Estonia live 22 years longer than in South Sudan. Life expectancy at birth is 79.3 years in Estonia and 57.7 in South Sudan.
