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Economy power of Mauritius & South Africa

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Mauritius vs South Africa

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Mauritius South Africa
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The island nation on the Indian Ocean - this is the location of the Republic of Mauritius. Port Louis is its capital and at the same time the largest city. There are several additional islands that are part of the republic. However, most of 1.265 million citizens inhabit the main land where the capital is located.  More about Mauritius 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)

Mauritius South Africa
Position in the ranking of countries
GDP [US$] 11,529,042,672 419,015,018,371
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

Mauritius South Africa
Position in the ranking of countries
GNI [US$] 11,700,106,255 410,990,090,604
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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Mauritius South Africa
Position in the ranking of countries
External balance [US$] -1,119,468,676 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)

Mauritius South Africa
Position in the ranking of countries
Unemployment [%] 7.66 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)

Mauritius South Africa
Position in the ranking of countries
Population 1,266,060 59,392,255
Percentage of the other

Population growth (annual %)

Density

Gender

Demography