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Economy power of Netherlands & South Africa

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Netherlands vs South Africa

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The Netherlands is known as Holland. It is located in Western Europe and is neighbored by Germany and Belgium. The nation is divided into 12 provinces and it has two official languages, namely Dutch and West Frisian. Interestingly, there is also English as a secondary official language in the Caribbean Netherlands. The Netherland's largest city and at the same time the capital of the nation is Amsterdam. More about Netherlands 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)

Netherlands South Africa
Position in the ranking of countries 17 (2021) 31 (2021)
GDP [US$] 1,012,846,760,976 419,015,018,371
Percentage of the other 241.7 % 41.4 %

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

Netherlands South Africa
Position in the ranking of countries 17 (2021) 31 (2021)
GNI [US$] 990,138,147,023 410,990,090,604
Percentage of the other 240.9 % 41.5 %

Gross national income per capita

Inflation consumer prices (annual %)

International trade (Export, Import)

External balance on goods and services

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Netherlands South Africa
Position in the ranking of countries 6 (2021) 20 (2021)
External balance [US$] 103,916,746,383 25,851,755,516
Percentage of the other 402 % 24.9 %

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)

Netherlands South Africa
Position in the ranking of countries 6 (2021) 20 (2021)
Unemployment [%] 4.21 28.77
Percentage of the other 14.6 % 683.4 %

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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Netherlands South Africa
Position in the ranking of countries 65 (2021) 24 (2021)
Population 17,533,044 59,392,255
Percentage of the other 29.5 % 338.7 %

Population growth (annual %)

Density

Gender

Demography