| Attribute |
South Africa × | 
Singapore × |
| Geography | | |
| Area (km²) | 1,219,090 | 719 |
| Continent | Africa | Asia |
| Land area (km²) | 1,214,470 | 709 |
| Water area (km²) | 4,620 | 10 |
| Land boundaries (km) | 5,244 | 0 |
| Border countries | - Botswana
- Eswatini
- Lesotho
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Zimbabwe
| - |
| Coastline (km) | 2,798 | 193 |
| Mean elevation (m) | 1,034 | - |
| Lowest point (m) | 0 | 0 |
| Highest point (m) | 3,408 | 166 |
| People | | |
| Population | 56,463,617 | 6,209,660 |
| Official languages | - Afrikaans
- English
- Sepedi
- Sesotho
- Setswana
- Tshivenda
- Xitsonga
- isiNdebele
- isiXhosa
- isiZulu
- siSwati
| - English
- Malay
- Mandarin
- Tamil
|
| Religion | Christian | Buddhist |
| Government | | |
| Long country name | Republic of South Africa | Republic of Singapore |
| Short country name | South Africa | Singapore |
| Long local name | - | Republic of Singapore |
| Short local name | - | Singapore |
| Former name | | - |
| Government type | Parliamentary republic | Parliamentary republic |
| Capital | Pretoria | Singapore |
| Economy | | |
| GDP (PPP) (USD) | 767,200,000,000 | 528,100,000,000 |
| GDP (OER) (USD) | 349,300,000,000 | 323,900,000,000 |
| GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 1.3 | 3.6 |
| GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 13,600 | 94,100 |
| Gross national saving (% of GDP) | 16.1 | 46.5 |
| Labor force | 22,190,000 | 3,657,000 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 27.5 | 2.2 |
| Population below poverty line (%) | 16.6 | - |
| Budget revenues (USD) | 92,860,000,000 | 50,850,000,000 |
| Budget expenditures (USD) | 108,300,000,000 | 51,870,000,000 |
| Military expenditures (% of GDP) | 0.98 | 3.3 |
| Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 26.6 | 15.7 |
| Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | -4.4 | -0.3 |
| Public debt (% of GDP) | 53 | 111.1 |
| Inflation rate (%) | 5.3 | 0.6 |
| Central bank discount rate (%) | 5.75 | 2.15 |
| Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 10.38 | 5.28 |
| Stock of narrow money (USD) | 137,500,000,000 | 137,400,000,000 |
| Stock of broad money (USD) | 137,500,000,000 | 137,400,000,000 |
| Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 295,900,000,000 | 471,200,000,000 |
| Market value of publicly traded shares (USD) | 735,900,000,000 | 809,400,000,000 |
| Current account balance (USD) | -8,584,000,000 | 60,990,000,000 |
| Exports (USD) | 94,930,000,000 | 396,800,000,000 |
| Imports (USD) | 89,360,000,000 | 312,100,000,000 |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 50,720,000,000 | 279,900,000,000 |
| External debt (USD) | 156,300,000,000 | 566,100,000,000 |
| National currency | rand | Singapore dollars |
| National currency (code) | ZAR | SGD |
| National currency (symbol) | R | $ |
| National currency rate to USD | 13.67 | 1.3 |