China
Leads 14 of 15 metrics
vs
South Africa
Leads 1 of 15 metrics
110×
China has 110× the
defense budget of South Africa
43×
China has 43× the
GDP (nominal) of South Africa
29×
China has 29× the
exports of South Africa
China
Tale of the tape
South Africa
1.41B
Population
CHN
24×
59.3M
9.6M km²
Land Area
CHN
7.9×
1.22M km²
$18T
GDP (nominal)
CHN
43×
$420B
$12,720
GDP per Capita
CHN
1.8×
$7,080
77.1 yrs
Life Expectancy
CHN
1.2×
64.9 yrs
0.768
HDI
CHN
1.1×
0.709
96.8%
Literacy Rate
CHN
1.1×
87.0%
70.4%
Internet Users
CHN
1.0×
68.2%
2.04M
Active Military
CHN
28×
74K
$314B
Defense Budget
CHN
110×
$3B
$3.75T
Exports
CHN
29×
$128B
$3.22T
Imports
CHN
27×
$120B
819
Olympic Medals
CHN
8.4×
97
2,280 t
Gold Reserves
CHN
18×
125 t
42.0
Cost of Living Index
ZAF
1.0×
lower
40.2
Bars are scaled to the larger value of each metric. The chip marks the leading country
(for cost of living, the lower index leads).
China
South Africa
Beijing
Capital
Pretoria (administrative), Cape Town (legislative), Bloemfontein (judicial)
Renminbi (Yuan, CNY)
Currency
South African Rand (ZAR)
Mandarin Chinese
Language
11 official languages including English, Afrikaans, Zulu
Unitary one-party socialist republic
Government
Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic