Country comparison Iceland vs South Sudan

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20251.3%chart-26.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q422,396K
Annual GDP [+]2025€34,257Mchart€4,296M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025$38,583Mchart$4,648M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025€87,390chart€2782024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025$99,397chart$3012024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€8,722M
Debt (M.€.) [+]202318,027chart2,1772024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202319,498chart2,3552024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202361.55%chart50.68%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€46,998chart€1902024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$50,833chart$2052024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,138chart5022024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,231chart5432024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.70%chart11.68%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202414,456.1chart777.72024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202415,647.0chart841.52024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,978.2chart10.32017Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20232,139.4chart0.12024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202314.83%chart0.00%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20242,318.3chart33.42023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20232,289.6chart36.12023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202316.06%chart2.14%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20190chart84.32024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20190chart91.22024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20200%chart8.23%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202447.10%chart18.10%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€37,120chart€682024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$40,178chart$732024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€5,211chart€12017Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$5,695chart$12017Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€6,044chart€32023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$5,908chart$32023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2019€0chart€52024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2019$0chart$62024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]09/20/2024A1
S&P Rating [+]03/06/2026A+
Fitch Rating [+]05/22/2020A
Corruption Index [+]202372chart132023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201926º
Fragile States Index [+]202415.2chart109.02024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024115ºchart12º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202422º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]January 20265.3%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q23.6%
Unemployed [+]2025Q29K
NMW [+]2024$3,127.6
NMW [+]2024€2,830.5
Average Wage [+]2024$85,621
Average Wage [+]2024€79,104
Human Capital Ranking [+]201721º
Markets
Euro / Icelandic kronas [+]03/13/2026144.2000
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/13/2026125.6500
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/13/2026-1.14%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20265.2%
HICP [+]December 20254.0%
Money Market
Key rates [+]11/19/20257.25%
Business
Doing Business [+]202026ºchart185º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202420,014
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202247.75
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021695.18
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202436.9%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201524.00%chart15.00%01/01/2017Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202244.4%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2021698,000
Exports [+]2025€6,429.3Mchart€770.6M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2025$7,265.0Mchart$833.2M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202518.77%chart11.26%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2025€9,513.7Mchart€1,094.6M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2025$10,750.3Mchart$1,183.6M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202527.77%chart16.00%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2025€-3,084.4Mchart€-324.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2025$-3,485.3Mchart$-350.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2025-9.00%chart-4.74%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]20157º
Density [+]20244chart182023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]20241ºchart161º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20201.90‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017171.9
% Immigrant [+]202017.74%chart8.25%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202011.73%chart24.08%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202411.20‰chart28.59‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017132.9chart401.22017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20246.80‰chart9.61‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.56chart3.862023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20205.00‰
% risk of poverty [+]20208.8%chart82.3%2016% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2024389,444chart11,483,3742023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202065,424chart882,2522020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]202043,251chart2,575,8702020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.959chart0.3812022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]20241º
Life expectancy [+]202482.80chart57.622023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]202448chart7842015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202412.33chart7.062015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20235chart1,5042012Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.29chart13.982012Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20238.79
792024Annual crude oil production [+]
3,750.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202418,485chart5352024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202419,057chart5582024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/2026186chart14702/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/2026211,230chart18,87302/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/23/2023297,934chart4,273,25310/01/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/2026477.60chart12.8002/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/2023903,424chart4,365,54710/01/2023Doses administered [+]
Iceland
South Sudan
  • Capital: Juba
  • Population: 11,483,374
  • Surface Area: 646,883 km2
  • Currency: South Sudanese pounds
  • Belongs to: IGAD, IMF, UN, AU