Unemployment

3.1%

0

Unemployment

4.1%

0.5

Unemployment

8.8%

-0.5

CPI

3.2%

-0.2

CPI

1.3%

0.5

Unemployment

4.2%

0.3

CPI

287.9%

11.7

CPI

2.3%

-0.6

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Country comparison South Africa vs North Korea

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Childbirths per 1,000 people per year South Africa vs North Korea comparison
 
Gouvernement
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2023Q31,426K
Annual GDP [+]2022€384,396Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2022$405,106Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2022€6,343chart€6022017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2022$6,684chart$6812017GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2023Q3€86,439M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2022273,385
Debt ($M) [+]2022288,114
Debt (%GDP) [+]202271.12%
Debt Per Capita [+]2022€4,511
Debt Per Capita [+]2022$4,754
Deficit (M.€) [+]2022-18,137
Deficit ($M) [+]2022-19,114
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2022-4.72%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022124,797.0
Expenditure ($M) [+]2022131,520.8
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202018,314.7
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202020,902.3
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202118.42%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202012,863,901,041.8chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]201715,210.0chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]201713.34%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20222,844.1
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20222,997.4
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20222.25%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202232.47%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2022€2,059
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2022$2,170
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2020€307
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2020$351
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2020€217chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2017$268chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2022€47
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2022$49
Moody's Rating [+]04/01/2022Ba2
S&P Rating [+]03/08/2023BB-
Fitch Rating [+]11/20/2020BB-
Corruption Index [+]202243chart172022Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201960º
Fragile States Index [+]201872.9chart93.22018Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202214º
Innovation Ranking [+]201858º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 202232.7%
Unemployment rate [+]2023Q427.5%
Unemployed [+]2023Q47,293K
NMW [+]2022$248.1
NMW [+]2022€224.7
Human Capital Ranking [+]201787º
Markets
Euro / South African rands [+]04/24/202420.5062
US Dollar exchange rate [+]04/23/202419.1992
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]04/23/20241.64%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20235.2%
Money Market
Key rates [+]05/26/20238.25%
Business
Doing Business [+]202084º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2022363,696
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20228.74
Motor vehicle production [+]2022555,889
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020173.41
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202127.0%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201915.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202045.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]201910,228,593
Exports [+]2023€102,520.4Mchart€320.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$110,855.3Mchart$347.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202230.36%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€120,916.5Mchart€2,521.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$130,747.0Mchart$2,726.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202233.65%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-18,396.1Mchart€-2,200.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-19,891.7Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2022-3.29%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201578º
Density [+]202250chart2152021Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2023130ºchart149º2023Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017898.1
% Immigrant [+]20204.80%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.53%chart0.43%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202119.82‰chart13.24‰2021Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,588.7chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202111.43‰chart9.31‰2021Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20212.37chart1.812021Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201455.5%
Population [+]202260,604,000chart25,971,9092021Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,860,495chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020914,901chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20210.713
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202320º
Life expectancy [+]202162.34chart73.282021Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2018314chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20180.50chart15.762015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202124,865
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202141.87
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20226.75chart2.092022CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20231
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0
Consumption GWh [+]2022200,565chart18,2402022Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2022229,486chart22,2732022Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]04/07/2024102,595chart603/09/2023COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]04/07/20244,072,652chart103/09/2023COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/24/202321,038,797
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]04/07/20241,692.88chart0.2303/09/2023COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/24/202341,798,812
South Africa
North Korea
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 25,971,909
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN