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Economy power of Australia & South Africa

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Australia vs South Africa

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Australia is the nation that is at the same time the entire continent. It is the only country that covers the land of the entire continent. The name of the nation came from the latin Terra Australis, which was basically the name for the Southern Earth. At this moment it is one of the largest federations in the world with an official language being English. Interestingly, though the head of the government is Scott Morrison, the head of the nation is Queen Elizabeth II. On her behalf, the nation is run by David Hurley. More about Australia 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)

Australia South Africa
Position in the ranking of countries
GDP [US$] 1,552,667,363,236 419,015,018,371
Percentage of the other

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

Australia South Africa
Position in the ranking of countries
GNI [US$] 1,535,457,123,665 410,990,090,604
Percentage of the other

Gross national income per capita

Inflation consumer prices (annual %)

International trade (Export, Import)

External balance on goods and services

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(China)

Australia South Africa
Position in the ranking of countries
External balance [US$] 66,458,690,947 25,851,755,516
Percentage of the other

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)

Australia South Africa
Position in the ranking of countries
Unemployment [%] 5.12 28.77
Percentage of the other

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

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(China)

Australia South Africa
Position in the ranking of countries
Population 25,688,079 59,392,255
Percentage of the other

Population growth (annual %)

Density

Gender

Demography