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Economy power of Libya & South Africa

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Libya vs South Africa

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Officially known as the State of Libya, the nation is located in the northern part of Africa, in the Maghreb region. It borders Sudan, Chad, Algeria, Niger, Tunisia, and Egypt. This is the fourth largest country in Africa thanks to its enormous land coverage of 1.8 million square kilometers. It is also the 16th largest nation worldwide.  More about Libya 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)

Libya South Africa
Position in the ranking of countries
GDP [US$] 45,096,462,972 380,699,271,814
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

Libya South Africa
Position in the ranking of countries
GNI [US$] 45,309,062,967 375,533,190,780
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)

Libya South Africa
Position in the ranking of countries
External balance [US$] 6,571,580,007 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)

Libya South Africa
Position in the ranking of countries
Unemployment [%] 18.61 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)

Libya South Africa
Position in the ranking of countries
Population 7,305,659 63,212,384
Percentage of the other

Population growth (annual %)

Density

Gender

Demography