← All indicators64.0M
24th of 217 countries
$6,267
114th of 192 countries
66.1 yrs
182nd of 217 countries
🌫️Emissions per Capita
20246.88 t
36th of 203 countries
32.4%
2nd of 182 countries
4.4%
54th of 171 countries
0.7%
129th of 147 countries
$537
84th of 191 countries
75.7%
110th of 181 countries
87.7%
163rd of 215 countries
0.717
110th of 193 countries
2.22
94th of 217 countries
63.7%
111th of 217 countries
23.8 µg/m³
81st of 200 countries
79.4%
10th of 34 countries
3.9M
27th of 132 countries
34.7 / 1k
55th of 196 countries
91.2%
14th of 20 countries
14.0%
147th of 213 countries
6.7%
126th of 217 countries
0.6%
150th of 186 countries
61.6%
106th of 160 countries
3.7%
126th of 208 countries
0.2%
152nd of 175 countries
171.5
12th of 162 countries
55.0%
102nd of 196 countries
43.7 / 100k
3rd of 105 countries
👩⚖️Women in Parliament
202444.7%
15th of 183 countries
570 Mt
17th of 203 countries
45.8
108th of 205 countries
Data from World Bank Open Data
Global rankings · South Africa
- ›In 2025, South Africa ranks 2nd out of 182 countries in unemployment rate (32.4%) — placing it in the top 1% globally.
- ›In 2014, South Africa ranks 1st out of 84 countries in income inequality (50.5%) — placing it in the top 1% globally.
- ›In 2022, South Africa ranks 3rd out of 105 countries in homicide rate (43.7 / 100k) — placing it in the top 3% globally.
- ›In 2023, South Africa ranks 12th out of 162 countries in mobile subscriptions (171.5) — placing it in the top 7% globally.
- ›In 2024, South Africa ranks 15th out of 183 countries in women in parliament (44.7%) — placing it in the top 8% globally.
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