Country scorecard
South Sudan
Africa · 11M people
ALPS
1.34
languages per person
#157 of 235 most multilingual
GLCI
24%
globally connected
Moderately multilingual — the average person here speaks 1.3 languages.
Most connected partners
Where a random person from South Sudan is most likely to share a language — the pair GLCI.
- 🇯🇲 Jamaica99%
- 🇧🇸 Bahamas99%
- 🇧🇧 Barbados99%
- 🇬🇩 Grenada99%
What people speak
Share of the population with at least conversational (A2+) command.
- English99%
- Standard Arabic35%
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