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Sheet 163 of 195 · AfricaSSD · 7.1°N 30.5°E

South Sudan

Republic of South Sudan

Capital
Juba
Population
12.2 million 2025
Area
619,745 km²
Neighbours
6
Locator map of South SudanSOUTH SUDANJubaSUDANETHIOPIADR CONGOKENYAUGANDACHAD0250 km
South Sudan hatched, Juba marked with a triangle, land neighbours shaded. Orthographic projection centred on 7.9°N 29.7°E; the scale bar is true at the centre.

Landlocked in Middle Africa, South Sudan has six land neighbours: the Central African Republic, the DR Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan and Uganda. With 619,745 km², it is about the size of the Central African Republic and Ukraine and ranks 43rd of 195 by area.

Its population was 12.2 million in 2025 (World Bank), the 80th-largest of 194. Density is 20 people per km². Most people live outside urban areas: the urban share was 21.7% in 2025.

Life expectancy at birth was 57.7 years in 2024; only three countries are lower. 6.7% of people used the internet in 2019. The latest World Bank figures for GDP (2015) and GDP per capita (2015) are older than 2018, so they appear in the table with their year but are not ranked or compared here.

Its main landmass lies entirely in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres. North to south it runs about 971 km, between 3.5°N and 12.2°N. Juba's antipode is in the South Pacific Ocean, about 730 km from Kiribati, the nearest land.

How it compares Africa: 54 countries

MeasureFigureWorldAfrica
Population12,188,7882025, World Bank80th of 19432nd of 54
Area619,745 km²world-countries43rd of 19520th of 54
GDPUS$12.0 billion2015, World Bank, current US$; older than 2018, not ranked——
GDP per capitaUS$1,0802015, World Bank, current US$; older than 2018, not ranked——
Population density20 per km²population 2025, World Bank; area, world-countries168th of 19446th of 54
Life expectancy57.7 years2024, World Bank191st of 19451st of 54
Urban population21.7%2025, World Bank187th of 19452nd of 54
Forest area11.3% of land2024, World Bank152nd of 19440th of 54
Population growth+2.03% a year2025, World Bank48th of 19435th of 54
Internet users6.7%2019, World Bank188th of 18853rd of 53
Fertility rate3.79 births per woman2024, World Bank32nd of 19429th of 54
Land neighbours6world-countries; among the 19520th of 1957th of 54
 Ranks run from the largest value (1st) among the countries with data; equal values share a rank.

Closest in areaCentral African Republic, Ukraine and Somalia

Closest in populationTunisia, Belgium and Haiti

Neighbours 6 countries by land, nearest capital first

  • Uganda514 km
    Juba to Kampala, capital to capital
  • Kenya894 km
    Juba to Nairobi, capital to capital
  • Ethiopia914 km
    Juba to Addis Ababa, capital to capital
  • Sudan1,201 km
    Juba to Khartoum, capital to capital
  • Central African Republic1,444 km
    Juba to Bangui, capital to capital
  • DR Congo2,074 km
    Juba to Kinshasa, capital to capital

Where on Earth main landmass

Hemispheres
Northern and Eastern
Capital
Juba
4.83°N 31.58°E
Northernmost latitude
12.22°N
Southernmost latitude
3.49°N
Westernmost longitude
24.15°E
Easternmost longitude
35.27°E
North to south
about 971 km
Antipode of Juba
4.83°S 148.42°W
in the South Pacific Ocean, about 730 km from the nearest land (Kiribati)