| Attribute |
South Africa × | 
Macau × |
| Geography | | |
| Area (km²) | 1,219,090 | 28 |
| Continent | Africa | Asia |
| Land area (km²) | 1,214,470 | 28 |
| Water area (km²) | 4,620 | 0 |
| Land boundaries (km) | 5,244 | 3 |
| Border countries | - Botswana
- Eswatini
- Lesotho
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Zimbabwe
| - |
| Coastline (km) | 2,798 | 41 |
| Mean elevation (m) | 1,034 | - |
| Lowest point (m) | 0 | 0 |
| Highest point (m) | 3,408 | 172 |
| People | | |
| Population | 56,463,617 | 614,458 |
| Official languages | - Afrikaans
- English
- Sepedi
- Sesotho
- Setswana
- Tshivenda
- Xitsonga
- isiNdebele
- isiXhosa
- isiZulu
- siSwati
| |
| Religion | Christian | Folk religionist |
| Government | | |
| Long country name | Republic of South Africa | Macau Special Administrative Region |
| Short country name | South Africa | Macau |
| Former name | | - |
| Government type | Parliamentary republic | Executive-led limited democracy |
| Capital | Pretoria | - |
| Economy | | |
| GDP (PPP) (USD) | 767,200,000,000 | 77,330,000,000 |
| GDP (OER) (USD) | 349,300,000,000 | 50,360,000,000 |
| GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 1.3 | 9.1 |
| GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 13,600 | 122,000 |
| Gross national saving (% of GDP) | 16.1 | - |
| Labor force | 22,190,000 | 400,000 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 27.5 | 2 |
| Population below poverty line (%) | 16.6 | - |
| Budget revenues (USD) | 92,860,000,000 | 14,710,000,000 |
| Budget expenditures (USD) | 108,300,000,000 | 9,684,000,000 |
| Military expenditures (% of GDP) | 0.98 | - |
| Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 26.6 | 29.2 |
| Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | -4.4 | 10 |
| Public debt (% of GDP) | 53 | 0 |
| Inflation rate (%) | 5.3 | 1.2 |
| Central bank discount rate (%) | 5.75 | - |
| Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 10.38 | 5.25 |
| Stock of narrow money (USD) | 137,500,000,000 | 8,866,000,000 |
| Stock of broad money (USD) | 137,500,000,000 | 8,866,000,000 |
| Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 295,900,000,000 | 18,240,000,000 |
| Market value of publicly traded shares (USD) | 735,900,000,000 | 85,500,000,000 |
| Current account balance (USD) | -8,584,000,000 | 16,750,000,000 |
| Exports (USD) | 94,930,000,000 | 1,450,000,000 |
| Imports (USD) | 89,360,000,000 | 11,100,000,000 |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 50,720,000,000 | 20,170,000,000 |
| External debt (USD) | 156,300,000,000 | 0 |
| National currency | rand | patacas |
| National currency (code) | ZAR | MOP |
| National currency (symbol) | R | MOP$ |
| National currency rate to USD | 13.67 | 8 |