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Economy power of South Africa & Sri Lanka

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South Africa vs Sri Lanka

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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 Sri Lanka, officially known as the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is located in South Asia. Interestingly, its previous name is Ceylon on account of being a British crown colony.  It’s an island in the Indian Ocean, specifically between the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea. Buddhism is an official religion with its believers of over 70% of the entire Sri Lanka population. More about Sri Lanka

Gross domestic product (GDP, GDP PPP)

Gross domestic product (GDP)

South Africa Sri Lanka
Position in the ranking of countries
GDP [US$] 419,015,018,371 88,927,263,724
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

South Africa Sri Lanka
Position in the ranking of countries
GNI [US$] 410,990,090,604 86,882,788,616
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)

South Africa Sri Lanka
Position in the ranking of countries
External balance [US$] 25,851,755,516 -6,541,879,863
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)

South Africa Sri Lanka
Position in the ranking of countries
Unemployment [%] 28.77 5.24
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)

South Africa Sri Lanka
Position in the ranking of countries
Population 59,392,255 22,156,000
Percentage of the other

Population growth (annual %)

Density

Gender

Demography