Attribute |
South Sudan × | Malawi × |
Geography | | |
Area (km²) | 644,329 | 118,484 |
Continent | Africa | Africa |
Land area (km²) | - | 94,080 |
Water area (km²) | - | 24,404 |
Land boundaries (km) | 6,018 | 2,857 |
Border countries | - Central African Republic
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Ethiopia
- Kenya
- Sudan
- Uganda
| - Mozambique
- Tanzania
- Zambia
|
Coastline (km) | 0 | 0 |
Mean elevation (m) | - | 779 |
Lowest point (m) | 381 | 37 |
Highest point (m) | 3,187 | 3,002 |
People | | |
Population | 10,561,244 | 21,196,629 |
Official languages | | |
Religion | Animist, Christian, Muslim | Protestant |
Government | | |
Long country name | Republic of South Sudan | Republic of Malawi |
Short country name | South Sudan | Malawi |
Long local name | - | Dziko la Malawi |
Short local name | - | Malawi |
Former name | - | - British Central African Protectorate
- Nyasaland
- Nyasaland Protectorate
|
Government type | Presidential republic | Presidential republic |
Capital | Juba | Lilongwe |
Economy | | |
GDP (PPP) (USD) | 20,010,000,000 | 22,420,000,000 |
GDP (OER) (USD) | 3,060,000,000 | 6,240,000,000 |
GDP (real growth rate) (%) | -5.2 | 4 |
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 1,600 | 1,200 |
Gross national saving (% of GDP) | 3.6 | 3.9 |
Labor force | - | 7,000,000 |
Unemployment rate (%) | - | 20.4 |
Population below poverty line (%) | 66 | 50.7 |
Budget revenues (USD) | 259,600,000 | 1,356,000,000 |
Budget expenditures (USD) | 298,600,000 | 1,567,000,000 |
Military expenditures (% of GDP) | 1.33 | 0.85 |
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 8.5 | 21.7 |
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | -1.3 | -3.4 |
Public debt (% of GDP) | 62.7 | 59.2 |
Inflation rate (%) | 187.9 | 12.2 |
Central bank discount rate (%) | - | 16 |
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 13.38 | 38.1 |
1↑Stock of narrow money (USD) | 491,900,000 | 632,400,000 |
Stock of broad money (USD) | 550,500,000 | 632,400,000 |
Stock of domestic credit (USD) | - | 1,161,000,000 |
Market value of publicly traded shares (USD) | - | 18,970,000 |
Current account balance (USD) | -154,000,000 | -591,000,000 |
Exports (USD) | 1,130,000,000 | 1,420,000,000 |
Imports (USD) | 3,795,000,000 | 2,312,000,000 |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 73,000,000 | 780,200,000 |
External debt (USD) | - | 2,102,000,000 |
National currency | South Sudanese pounds | Malawian kwachas |
National currency (code) | SSP | MWK |
National currency (symbol) | - | MK |
National currency rate to USD | 0.885 | 731.69 |