South Sudan vs Togo

South Sudan and Togo compared on 9 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• South Sudan has about 1.4 times as many people as Togo: 12.2 million against 8.6 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Togo ($1,384 in 2025) is 28% higher than in South Sudan ($1,080 in 2015).
• The economy grew faster in Togo (6.3% in 2025) than in South Sudan (-10.8% in 2015), a difference of 17.1 percentage points.
• Consumer prices rose faster in South Sudan (91.4% in 2024) than in Togo (0.4% in 2025), a difference of 91 percentage points.
• The unemployment rate was higher in South Sudan (12.4% in 2023) than in Togo (2% in 2025), a difference of 10.4 percentage points.
• A baby born in Togo can expect to live 5.2 years longer than one born in South Sudan: 62.9 years against 57.7 years in 2024.
• The population of Togo is older: half of its people are over 18.8 years, against 18 years in South Sudan in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Togo (39.5% in 2024) than in South Sudan (6.7% in 2019), a difference of 32.8 percentage points.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Togo (22.5%) than in South Sudan (11.3%), a difference of 11.2 percentage points in 2024.