Reference Data in South Africa

3,911 indicators covering reference data for South Africa.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Centralization of Political Power Index 0.084 2025 down 27.0% 149th
Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score 1.19 2025 up 33.7% 54th
Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score 0.423 2025 down 45.9% 111th
Equality of Civil Liberties across Social Groups Score 0.894 2025 down 33.1% 89th
Private Civil Liberties Index 0.86 2025 down 1.8% 51st
Equal Access to Power Index 0.736 2025 down 3.9% 71st
Engaged Society Score 1.9 2025 up 28.5% 33rd
Elite Consultations Score 2.15 2025 up 4.7% 24th
Civil Society Participation Index 0.776 2025 down 7.5% 61st
Judicial Checks on Government Index 0.895 2025 up 5.8% 31st
Meaningful democratic electoral institutions 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Democracy 6 2025 down 14.3% 42nd
Participatory Political Institutions Index 0.564 2025 down 7.1% 64th
Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index 0.861 2025 down 1.7% 55th
Free and Fair Elections Index 0.849 2025 up 5.6% 51st
Democracy 2 2025 unchanged 32nd
Elected Political Leaders Index 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Democratic change, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st
Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st
Democracy 4 2025 unchanged 17th
Equal Resource Distribution Index 0.503 2025 up 26.7% 103rd
Egalitarian Political Institutions Index 0.652 2025 up 3.2% 76th
Respect for Counterarguments Score 1.59 2025 up 53.1% 20th
Common Good Justifications Score 0.013 2025 down 98.8% 129th
Justified Political Positions Score 2.47 2025 up 55.7% 8th
Deliberative Political Institutions Index 0.898 2025 up 6.9% 23rd
Strong Elected Regional Governments Index 0.864 2025 down 3.1% 43rd
Strong Elected Local Governments Index 0.88 2025 down 8.2% 78th
25_SDR holdings 6.19 billion 2026 up 194.2% 28th
11_SDR allocation 6.39 billion 2026 up 154.0% 31st
Political Polarization Score -0.126 2025 down 186.9% 99th
Legislative Checks on Government Index 0.843 2025 down 4.9% 42nd
Poultry production, annual growth rate 3.06 % change on previous year 2024 up 13.4% 82nd
Poultry production, per unit of GDP 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP 2024 up 6.0% 25th
Poultry production, per capita 0.03 tonnes per person 2024 down 3.2% 37th
Egg production, annual growth rate -9.79 % change on previous year 2024 down 205.5% 188th
Egg production, per unit of GDP 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP 2024 down 9.2% 76th
Egg production, per capita 0.0068 tonnes per person 2024 down 17.0% 96th
How have things changed?, annual growth rate -0.3388 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.8% 124th
How have things changed?, per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP 2024 down 31.5% 103rd
How have things changed?, per capita 0.0083 metric tons per person 2024 down 37.4% 117th
Landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.01 million 2024 down 72.2% 67th
Landline phone subscriptions, annual growth rate -25.13 % change on previous year 2024 down 327.6% 193rd
Landline phone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 73.6% 166th
Landline phone subscriptions, per capita 0.0158 units per person 2024 down 75.9% 162nd
Land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. 0.2375 % change on previous year 2024 down 84.3% 128th
Land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.., per 0.3367 animals per US$ of GDP 2024 down 0.6% 129th
Number of confirmed cases of tetanus, gaps filled 33 Cases 2024 up 1,550.0% 34th
Milk production, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year 2024 down 18.6% 62nd
Milk production, per unit of GDP 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP 2024 up 10.6% 83rd
Milk production, per capita 0.0607 tonnes per person 2024 up 1.1% 94th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, annual growth -2.56 % change on previous year 2024 down 127.8% 141st
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP 2024 up 11.0% 136th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita 0.0001 metric tons per person 2024 up 1.5% 146th
Foreign aid received, annual growth rate 3.89 % change on previous year 2024 up 127.1% 73rd
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth 7.24 % change on previous year 2024 up 175.8% 46th
Foreign aid received from governments and private foundations, annual 3.89 % change on previous year 2024 up 127.1% 73rd
Foreign aid received by income group, annual growth rate 3.89 % change on previous year 2024 up 127.1% 73rd
Wealth share of the richest 1% 54.9% 2024 up 0.2% 1st