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Economy power of South Africa & United Kingdom

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South Africa vs United Kingdom

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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 United Kingdom of Britain and Northern Ireland is a country located in north-western Europe. The Kingdom consists of a large island of Great Britain as well as the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland. Besides that, we should also remember about numerous smaller islands that are within the British Isles. More about United Kingdom

Gross domestic product (GDP, GDP PPP)

Gross domestic product (GDP)

South Africa United Kingdom
Position in the ranking of countries
GDP [US$] 419,015,018,371 3,131,377,762,925
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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 United Kingdom
Position in the ranking of countries
GNI [US$] 410,990,090,604 3,117,696,729,240
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 United Kingdom
Position in the ranking of countries
External balance [US$] 25,851,755,516 -24,168,404,938
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 United Kingdom
Position in the ranking of countries
Unemployment [%] 28.77 4.83
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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 United Kingdom
Position in the ranking of countries
Population 59,392,255 67,326,569
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Population growth (annual %)

Density

Gender

Demography