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Economy power of South Africa & Thailand

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South Africa vs Thailand

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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 The Kingdom of Thailand was earlier on known as Siam. It is a nation that plays a crucial role in Southeast Asia where it is located. Since it is at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, it is bordered by many different nations, including Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and Malaysia. Interestingly, they also share maritime borders with Vietnam, Indonesia, and India. It is important to know that in spite of being a constitutional monarchy, there have been several coups and periods of dictatorships enforced by military groups. More about Thailand

Gross domestic product (GDP, GDP PPP)

Gross domestic product (GDP)

South Africa Thailand
Position in the ranking of countries
GDP [US$] 419,015,018,371 505,947,037,098
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 Thailand
Position in the ranking of countries
GNI [US$] 410,990,090,604 488,545,959,452
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 Thailand
Position in the ranking of countries
External balance [US$] 25,851,755,516 -1,212,617,779
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 Thailand
Position in the ranking of countries
Unemployment [%] 28.77 0.99
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 Thailand
Position in the ranking of countries
Population 59,392,255 71,601,103
Percentage of the other

Population growth (annual %)

Density

Gender

Demography