Bolivia vs South Sudan
Bolivia has 3% more people than South Sudan: 12,581,843 vs 12,188,788, a gap of 393,055. South Sudan is growing faster (+2.03% vs +1.35% a year), adding about 247,884 people a year against +169,667. Using continuous exponential growth from the stated base year, if these rates held, South Sudan would overtake Bolivia in about 5 years (from the 2025 population bases, around 2030) — a projection, not a forecast. Bolivia is the older society: 5.7% aged 65+ against 3.1% in South Sudan, while South Sudan has more children (38.0% under 15 vs 29.4%). South Sudan is 1.6× as densely populated (18.2 vs 11.3 people per km²). People in Bolivia live 11.0 years longer on average (68.7 vs 57.7). GDP per capita is 4.8× higher in Bolivia ($5,148 vs $1,080).
Country/territory population bases: World Bank 2025 (Bolivia) and 2025 (South Sudan); growth years 2025 / 2025. Annual source values, not live counts; years may differ. Growth is national, not local.
Bolivia vs South Sudan — side by side
 Bolivia |  South Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 12,581,8432025 | 12,188,7882025 |
| Growth rate / yr | +1.35%2025 | +2.03%2025 |
| Births per 1,000 | 21.02024 | 29.22024 |
| Deaths per 1,000 | 7.22024 | 9.82024 |
| Children per woman | 2.522024 | 3.792024 |
| Life expectancy | 68.7 yrs2024 | 57.7 yrs2024 |
| Aged 0–14 | 29.4%2025 | 38.0%2025 |
| Aged 65+ | 5.7%2025 | 3.1%2025 |
| Density | 11.3 /km²2023 | 18.2 /km²2023 |
| Area | 1,098,580 km²2023 | 646,883 km²2023 |
| Urban population | 71.6%2025 | 21.7%2025 |
| Net migration / yr | -3,1792025 | +6,1452025 |
| GDP per capita | $5,1482025 | $1,0802015 |
| Country population rank (available records) | #78 | #80 |
| Base / world population (World Bank 2025) | 0.15% | 0.15% |
Highlighted cell = the higher value (not "better"). Small print under each value is its own data year. Source: World Bank; country/territory population bases may have different years. These are not live counts.
Population since 1960
World Bank population history (not the separate UN WPP timeline). Bolivia: 3.4× from 1960 to 2025; South Sudan: 4.2× from 1960 to 2025. Left: absolute population. Right: each series indexed to its own first available year = 100; baseline years may differ.
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South Sudan: South Sudan vs Burundi, South Sudan vs Bolivia, South Sudan vs Tunisia, South Sudan vs Belgium, South Sudan vs Haiti, South Sudan vs Jordan.
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