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Economy power of Malawi & South Africa

Malawi vs South Africa

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World Rank 101 2.03 World Rank 40 3.77

Formerly known as Nyasaland, Malawi is a landlocked country located in the southeastern region of Africa. Its official name is the Republic of Malawi and is bordered by Zambia, Tanzania, and Mozambique. With the land coverage of 118,484 square kilometers, it is a very small nation. More about Malawi 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))

	Malawi	South Africa
Position in the ranking of countries
GDP [US$]	12,626,717,491	419,015,018,371
Percentage of the other

Gross national income (GNI, Inflation)

Gross national income

(United States of America (USA))

	Malawi	South Africa
Position in the ranking of countries
GNI [US$]	12,398,475,305	410,990,090,604
Percentage of the other

International trade (Export, Import)

External balance on goods and services

(China)

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

Employment by sector, Unemployment

Unemployment (% of total labor force)

(South Africa)

	Malawi	South Africa
Position in the ranking of countries
Unemployment [%]	5.66	28.77
Percentage of the other

Population (total, growth, density, demgraphy)

Total population

(China)

	Malawi	South Africa
Position in the ranking of countries
Population	19,889,742	59,392,255
Percentage of the other

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Economy power of Malawi & South Africa

Malawi 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