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Economy power of Sao Tome and Principe & South Africa

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Sao Tome and Principe vs South Africa

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World Rank 134 1.64 World Rank 40 3.77
The Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe is an island country located in the Gulf of Guinea. It is off the western coast of Central. Also known in English as Saint Thomas and Prince, the nation owns two archipelagos and its two main islands are Sao Tome and Principe.  More about Sao Tome and Principe 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)

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(United States of America (USA))

Sao Tome and Principe South Africa
Position in the ranking of countries
GDP [US$] 526,653,790 419,015,018,371
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

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(United States of America (USA))

Sao Tome and Principe South Africa
Position in the ranking of countries
GNI [US$] 532,353,800 410,990,090,604
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)

Sao Tome and Principe South Africa
Position in the ranking of countries
External balance [US$] - 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)

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(South Africa)

Sao Tome and Principe South Africa
Position in the ranking of countries
Unemployment [%] 15.34 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)

Sao Tome and Principe South Africa
Position in the ranking of countries
Population 223,107 59,392,255
Percentage of the other

Population growth (annual %)

Density

Gender

Demography