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 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 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 Nobel laureates were born there?

Estonia and South Sudan are practically level.

Estonia: 0 (2025) · South Sudan: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Estonia and South Sudan are practically level.

Estonia: 1 (2026) · South Sudan: 1 (2026)

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 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?

Estonia spends 3.4% of its GDP on the military, South Sudan 2.0%.

Estonia: 3.4% (2024) · South Sudan: 2% (2024)

How expensive is it?

South Sudan’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Estonia’s.

Estonia: 66% (2025) · South Sudan: 94% (2015)

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 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 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

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 people are online?

92% of people in Estonia are online, versus 6.7% in South Sudan.

Estonia: 92% (2024) · South Sudan: 7% (2019)

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 (2019) · South Sudan: no data

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 57% of Estonia, but only 11% of South Sudan.

Estonia: 57.1% (2023) · South Sudan: 11.3% (2023)

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)

How common is murder?

Estonia: 1.5 per 100k (2023) · South Sudan: no data

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in South Sudan are 5.3 times as deadly as in Estonia.

Estonia: 4.4 per 100k (2021) · South Sudan: 23.3 per 100k (2021)

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)