Afghanistan vs South Sudan: Happiness vs. life satisfaction
Afghanistan
1.45
in 2025
South Sudan
2.82
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
157th
South Sudan rank
156th
Happiness vs. life satisfaction over time
- Afghanistan
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 2.82 against 1.45 in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.37.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.9 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2015 it was South Sudan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 157th and South Sudan ranks 156th of 157 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher happiness vs. life satisfaction, Afghanistan or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 2.82 against 1.45 in Afghanistan as of 2019.
- What is the difference in happiness vs. life satisfaction between Afghanistan and South Sudan?
- 1.37, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and South Sudan?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
- How do Afghanistan and South Sudan rank globally for happiness vs. life satisfaction?
- Afghanistan ranks 157th and South Sudan ranks 156th of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Happiness vs. life satisfaction. 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.