Sierra Leone vs South Sudan: Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita
Sierra Leone
3.25
in 2025
South Sudan
2.82
in 2019
Sierra Leone rank
155th
South Sudan rank
156th
Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita over time
- Sierra Leone
- South Sudan
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 3.25 against 2.82 in South Sudan, a difference of 0.43.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times South Sudan's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Sierra Leone ranks 155th and South Sudan ranks 156th of 157 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita, Sierra Leone or South Sudan?
- Sierra Leone, at 3.25 against 2.82 in South Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita between Sierra Leone and South Sudan?
- 0.43, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and South Sudan?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
- How do Sierra Leone and South Sudan rank globally for self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 155th and South Sudan ranks 156th of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average of survey responses. The survey question asks respondents their current position on a hypothetical ladder, where the best possible life for them is a 10, and the worst possible life is a 0.