Eritrea vs South Sudan: Population by income level, annual growth rate
Eritrea
2.02 % change on previous year
in 2025
South Sudan
2.05 % change on previous year
in 2025
Eritrea rank
50th
South Sudan rank
48th
Population by income level, annual growth rate over time
- Eritrea
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 2.05 % change on previous year against 2.02 % change on previous year in Eritrea, a difference of 0.03 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 50th and South Sudan ranks 48th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 3 and South Sudan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.48 % change on previous year | 1.55 % change on previous year | 0.9299 % change on previous year | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 2.58 % change on previous year | 2.32 % change on previous year | 0.2585 % change on previous year | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 2.43 % change on previous year | 1.1 % change on previous year | 1.33 % change on previous year | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 1.16 % change on previous year | 2.05 % change on previous year | 0.8929 % change on previous year | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 2.7 % change on previous year | 4.82 % change on previous year | 2.12 % change on previous year | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 1.16 % change on previous year | 1.27 % change on previous year | 0.1122 % change on previous year | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 1.8 % change on previous year | 2.65 % change on previous year | 0.8443 % change on previous year | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by income level, annual growth rate, Eritrea or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 2.05 % change on previous year against 2.02 % change on previous year in Eritrea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population by income level, annual growth rate between Eritrea and South Sudan?
- 0.03 % change on previous year, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and South Sudan?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and South Sudan rank globally for population by income level, annual growth rate?
- Eritrea ranks 50th and South Sudan ranks 48th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population by income level, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population by income level. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.