South Africa
Scores 66.6 out of 100.0 in Overall Governance, ranking 5th out of 54 in Africa.
Scores higher than the African average (50.1) and higher than the regional average for Southern Africa (56.1).
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Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
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Cabo Verde
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Central African Republic
Chad
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Côte d’Ivoire
DR Congo
Djibouti
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Eswatini
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Gabon
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Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
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Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
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Mozambique
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Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
São Tomé and Príncipe
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Sudan
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Tanzania
Zambia
Zimbabwe
OVERALL GOVERNANCE
SECURITY & RULE OF LAW
SECURITY & SAFETY
RULE OF LAW & JUSTICE
ACCOUNTABILITY & TRANSPARENCY- Institutional Checks & Balances
- Absence of Undue Influence
- Civic Checks & Balances
- Disclosure of Public Records
- Accessibility of Public Records
- Public Perception of Accountability
ANTI-CORRUPTION- Anti-Corruption Mechanisms
- Absence of Corruption in State Institutions
- Absence of Corruption in the Public Sector
- Public Procurement Procedures
- Absence of Corruption in the Private Sector
- Public Perception of Anti-Corruption
PARTICIPATION, RIGHTS & INCLUSION
PARTICIPATION
RIGHTS
INCLUSION & EQUALITY
WOMEN'S EQUALITY
FOUNDATIONS FOR ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
BUSINESS & LABOUR ENVIRONMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE
RURAL ECONOMY
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HEALTH
EDUCATION
SOCIAL PROTECTION & WELFARE
SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT
