| Attribute | South Africa × | Hong Kong × |
|---|---|---|
| Geography | ||
| Area (km²) | 1,219,090 | 1,108 |
| Continent | Africa | Asia |
| Land area (km²) | 1,214,470 | 1,073 |
| Water area (km²) | 4,620 | 35 |
| Land boundaries (km) | 5,244 | 33 |
| Border countries |
| - |
| Coastline (km) | 2,798 | 733 |
| Mean elevation (m) | 1,034 | - |
| Lowest point (m) | 0 | 0 |
| Highest point (m) | 3,408 | 958 |
| People | ||
| Population | 56,463,617 | 7,249,907 |
| Official languages |
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| Religion | Christian | Buddhist or Taoist |
| Government | ||
| Long country name | Republic of South Africa | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region |
| Short country name | South Africa | Hong Kong |
| Long local name | - | Heung Kong Takpit Hangching Ku (Eitel/Dyer-Ball) |
| Short local name | - | Heung Kong (Eitel/Dyer-Ball) |
| Former name |
| - |
| Government type | Parliamentary republic | Presidential limited democracy |
| Capital | Pretoria | - |
| Economy | ||
| GDP (PPP) (USD) | 767,200,000,000 | 480,500,000,000 |
| GDP (OER) (USD) | 349,300,000,000 | 341,400,000,000 |
| GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 1.3 | 3.8 |
| GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 13,600 | 64,500 |
| Gross national saving (% of GDP) | 16.1 | 26.6 |
| Labor force | 22,190,000 | 3,965,000 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 27.5 | 3.1 |
| Population below poverty line (%) | 16.6 | 19.9 |
| Budget revenues (USD) | 92,860,000,000 | 79,340,000,000 |
| Budget expenditures (USD) | 108,300,000,000 | 61,640,000,000 |
| Military expenditures (% of GDP) | 0.98 | - |
| Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 26.6 | 23.2 |
| Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | -4.4 | 5.2 |
| Public debt (% of GDP) | 53 | 0.1 |
| Inflation rate (%) | 5.3 | 1.5 |
| Central bank discount rate (%) | 5.75 | 1.75 |
| Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 10.38 | 5 |
| Stock of narrow money (USD) | 137,500,000,000 | 311,100,000,000 |
| Stock of broad money (USD) | 137,500,000,000 | 311,100,000,000 |
| Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 295,900,000,000 | 825,300,000,000 |
| Market value of publicly traded shares (USD) | 735,900,000,000 | 4,359,000,000,000 |
| Current account balance (USD) | -8,584,000,000 | 14,750,000,000 |
| Exports (USD) | 94,930,000,000 | 530,600,000,000 |
| Imports (USD) | 89,360,000,000 | 602,400,000,000 |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 50,720,000,000 | 431,400,000,000 |
| External debt (USD) | 156,300,000,000 | 633,600,000,000 |
| National currency | rand | Hong Kong dollars |
| National currency (code) | ZAR | HKD |
| National currency (symbol) | R | $ |
| National currency rate to USD | 13.67 | 7.82 |