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Economy power of Laos & South Africa

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Laos vs South Africa

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Laos South Africa
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World Rank 144 1.49 World Rank 53 3.17
The socialist state of Laos is located in Southeast Asia. Interestingly, it is the only landlocked country in this region. The official name of the nation is Lao People's Democratic Republic. With a total land area of 237,955 square kilometers, it has a population of 7.1 million people. Thanks to that, the density of Laos is approximately 26.7 square kilometers. More about Laos 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)

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(United States of America (USA))

Laos South Africa
Position in the ranking of countries
GDP [US$] 15,843,155,731 380,699,271,814
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

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(United States of America (USA))

Laos South Africa
Position in the ranking of countries
GNI [US$] 14,685,693,869 375,533,190,780
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)

Laos South Africa
Position in the ranking of countries
External balance [US$] -1,380,097,004 1,252,341,416
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)

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(Eswatini)

Laos South Africa
Position in the ranking of countries
Unemployment [%] 1.22 33.17
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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(India)

Laos South Africa
Position in the ranking of countries
Population 7,664,993 63,212,384
Percentage of the other

Population growth (annual %)

Density

Gender

Demography