What is happiness vs. life satisfaction in South Sudan?

Happiness vs. life satisfaction in South Sudan was 2.82 in 2019, according to Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest happiness vs. life satisfaction recorded in South Sudan?

The highest recorded value was 3.83 in 2015.

What is the lowest happiness vs. life satisfaction recorded in South Sudan?

The lowest recorded value was 2.82 in 2019.

How does South Sudan rank for happiness vs. life satisfaction?

South Sudan ranks 156th out of 157 countries with data for 2019.

Where does this South Sudan data come from?

The figures come from Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Happiness vs. life satisfaction. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Happiness vs. life satisfaction in South Sudan

Name: Happiness vs. life satisfaction in South Sudan
Creator: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

South Sudan: Happiness vs. life satisfaction was 2.82 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)

2.82

Change on year

down 1.3%

World rank

156th

of 157 countries

All-time high

3.83

in 2015

All-time low

2.82

in 2019

Years of data

2015–2019

Happiness vs. life satisfaction in South Sudan, 2015–2019

Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

Analysis

South Sudan recorded 2.82 for happiness vs. life satisfaction in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 26.5% over five years.

That places South Sudan 156th out of 157 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Countries ranked near South Sudan

153 Malawi 3.28 compare
154 Rwanda 3.27 compare
155 Sierra Leone 3.25 compare
157 Afghanistan 1.45 compare

See the full ranking of 157 places →

More social development data for South Sudan

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 601,818 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 2.39 million (2025)
Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
Freedom of Association Index 0.152 (2025)
Human Rights Index 0.228 (2025)
Liberal Democracy Index 0.064 (2025)
Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
Participatory Democracy Index 0.047 (2025)
Key features of human rights 0.228 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is happiness vs. life satisfaction in South Sudan?: Happiness vs. life satisfaction in South Sudan was 2.82 in 2019, according to Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest happiness vs. life satisfaction recorded in South Sudan?: The highest recorded value was 3.83 in 2015.
What is the lowest happiness vs. life satisfaction recorded in South Sudan?: The lowest recorded value was 2.82 in 2019.
How does South Sudan rank for happiness vs. life satisfaction?: South Sudan ranks 156th out of 157 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this South Sudan data come from?: The figures come from Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Happiness vs. life satisfaction. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Happiness vs. life satisfaction
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 157 places, 2,073 data points, 2011–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.