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Economy power of Malaysia & South Africa

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Malaysia vs South Africa

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Malaysia is a country located in Southeast Asia. Since it is a federal constitutional monarchy, it is divided into thirteen states and three federal territories. Interestingly, the nation is separated by the South China Sea into two regions, known as Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo's East Malaysia. The land coverage of 330,800 is not as large as in the case of its population figures. More about Malaysia 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)

Malaysia South Africa
Position in the ranking of countries
GDP [US$] 372,980,957,208 419,015,018,371
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

Malaysia South Africa
Position in the ranking of countries
GNI [US$] 362,952,477,493 410,990,090,604
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)

Malaysia South Africa
Position in the ranking of countries
External balance [US$] 26,511,476,359 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)

Malaysia South Africa
Position in the ranking of countries
Unemployment [%] 4.05 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)

Malaysia South Africa
Position in the ranking of countries
Population 33,573,874 59,392,255
Percentage of the other

Population growth (annual %)

Density

Gender

Demography