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Economy power of Afghanistan & South Africa

Afghanistan vs South Africa

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World Rank 161 1.22 World Rank 40 3.77

The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan is a nation located in Central and South Asia. There are 6 neighboring countries such as Pakistan, Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and China. The nation has got the GDP (PPP) of around $73 billion according to the data from 2019. Their GDP Per Capita is considered to be one of the lowest in the world with around $2,000. More about Afghanistan The Republic of South Africa, also known as RSA, is the southernmost country in the continent. It is one of the most important nations in Africa and in the entire world, being the 24th-most populous nation. Due to its large size, it does not have high density numbers. Interestingly, RSA has three different capital cities. The executive one is Pretoria, the judicial is Bloemfontein, and the legislative is Cape Town. Interestingly, these are not the largest - Johannesburg is the one with the largest population. More about South Africa

Gross domestic product (GDP, GDP PPP)

Gross domestic product (GDP)

(United States of America (USA))

	Afghanistan	South Africa
Position in the ranking of countries
GDP [US$]	14,786,861,638	419,015,018,371
Percentage of the other

Gross national income (GNI, Inflation)

Gross national income

(United States of America (USA))

	Afghanistan	South Africa
Position in the ranking of countries
GNI [US$]	14,910,923,351	410,990,090,604
Percentage of the other

International trade (Export, Import)

External balance on goods and services

(China)

	Afghanistan	South Africa
Position in the ranking of countries
External balance [US$]	-100,000,017	25,851,755,516
Percentage of the other

Employment by sector, Unemployment

Unemployment (% of total labor force)

(South Africa)

	Afghanistan	South Africa
Position in the ranking of countries
Unemployment [%]	11.71	28.77
Percentage of the other

Population (total, growth, density, demgraphy)

Total population

(China)

	Afghanistan	South Africa
Position in the ranking of countries
Population	40,099,462	59,392,255
Percentage of the other

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Economy power of Afghanistan & South Africa

Afghanistan vs South Africa

Gross domestic product (GDP, GDP PPP)

Gross domestic product (GDP)

Gross domestic product growth rate

Gross domestic product per capita

Gross domestic product (PPP)

Gross domestic product (PPP) per capita

Gross national income (GNI, Inflation)

Gross national income

Gross national income per capita

Inflation consumer prices (annual %)

International trade (Export, Import)

External balance on goods and services

External balance on goods and services (% of GDP)

Exports of goods and services (current US$)

Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Imports of goods and services (current US$)

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Employment by sector, Unemployment

Unemployment (% of total labor force)

Employment in agriculture (% of total employment)

Employment in industry (% of total employment)

Employment in services (% of total employment)

Vulnerable employment (% of total employment)

Population (total, growth, density, demgraphy)

Total population

Population growth (annual %)

Density

Gender

Demography