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Economy power of Egypt & South Africa

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Egypt vs South Africa

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The official name of Egypt is the Arab Republic of Egypt. Interestingly, it is a transcontinental country that spreads from the northeast corner of Africa to the southwest corner of Asia. As you probably know, Egypt is the country with one of the longest histories in the world. It is a unitary semi-presidential republic, governed by President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. Two other important figures in the nation are the Prime Minister (Moustafa Madbouly) and House Speaker (Ali Abdel Aal). The land coverage of Egypt is quite large because it is around 1 million square kilometers. More about Egypt 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)

Egypt South Africa
Position in the ranking of countries
GDP [US$] 404,142,766,093 419,015,018,371
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

Egypt South Africa
Position in the ranking of countries
GNI [US$] 391,743,566,093 410,990,090,604
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)

Egypt South Africa
Position in the ranking of countries
External balance [US$] -37,093,690,248 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)

Egypt South Africa
Position in the ranking of countries
Unemployment [%] 7.40 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)

Egypt South Africa
Position in the ranking of countries
Population 109,262,178 59,392,255
Percentage of the other

Population growth (annual %)

Density

Gender

Demography