← All indicators64.0M
24th of 217 countries
$6,598
104th of 186 countries
66.3 yrs
183rd of 217 countries
🌫️Emissions per Capita
20246.88 t
36th of 203 countries
32.4%
2nd of 182 countries
3.2%
82nd of 169 countries
0.7%
127th of 150 countries
$537
84th of 191 countries
78.4%
102nd of 182 countries
90.2%
161st of 215 countries
0.717
110th of 193 countries
2.21
94th of 217 countries
63.7%
111th of 217 countries
27.7 µg/m³
55th of 200 countries
3.9M
27th of 132 countries
35.1 / 1k
53rd of 196 countries
91.2%
19th of 29 countries
18.8%
133rd of 209 countries
6.9%
126th of 217 countries
-0.5%
172nd of 184 countries
60.9%
91st of 138 countries
3.7%
126th of 208 countries
0.2%
107th of 131 countries
179.3
8th of 151 countries
55.0%
102nd of 196 countries
43.7 / 100k
3rd of 105 countries
👩⚖️Women in Parliament
202544.9%
16th of 184 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 2022, South Africa ranks 2nd out of 73 countries in income inequality (42.1%) — placing it in the top 3% 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 2024, South Africa ranks 8th out of 151 countries in mobile subscriptions (179.3) — placing it in the top 5% globally.
- ›South Africa records -0.5% in foreign direct investment (2025), ranking 172nd out of 184 countries — in the bottom 7% globally.
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