| Rank (../52) |
Category / Sub-Category | Score (../100) | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 206 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 06-11 | ||
| 5th | Overall | 71.8 | 71.3 | 70.5 | 70.0 | 70.9 | 70.7 | -1.1 |
| 7th | Safety & Rule of Law | 73.4 | 71.5 | 71.1 | 69.1 | 69.5 | 71.5 | -1.9 |
| 3rd | Rule of Law | 89.5 | 87.9 | 86.4 | 84.9 | 86.4 | 87.9 | -1.5 |
| 5th | Accountability | 79.0 | 76.6 | 75.4 | 74.1 | 71.6 | 70.5 | -8.5 |
| 41st | Personal Safety | 35.0 | 31.3 | 32.5 | 27.5 | 25.0 | 32.5 | -2.5 |
| 8th | National Security | 90.0 | 90.0 | 90.0 | 90.0 | 95.0 | 95.0 | 5.0 |
| 3rd | Participation & Human Rights | 75.7 | 73.5 | 72.6 | 72.9 | 73.2 | 73.3 | -2.4 |
| 5th | Participation | 91.9 | 81.9 | 78.6 | 75.2 | 74.1 | 73.0 | -18.9 |
| 6th | Rights | 67.7 | 69.2 | 68.0 | 66.7 | 68.9 | 68.9 | 1.2 |
| 2nd | Gender | 67.5 | 69.3 | 71.3 | 76.9 | 76.6 | 78.1 | 10.6 |
| 8th | Sustainable Economic Opportunity | 62.5 | 63.1 | 60.5 | 62.0 | 64.2 | 61.6 | -0.9 |
| 1st | Public Management | 77.5 | 79.7 | 77.4 | 74.7 | 76.2 | 76.0 | -1.5 |
| 6th | Business Environment | 68.4 | 68.2 | 68.2 | 70.4 | 71.4 | 71.4 | 3.0 |
| 12th | Infrastructure | 46.9 | 47.2 | 39.2 | 39.5 | 45.0 | 41.2 | -5.8 |
| 22nd | Rural Sector | 57.2 | 57.2 | 57.2 | 63.3 | 64.2 | 57.7 | 0.4 |
| 7th | Human Development | 75.7 | 77.4 | 77.8 | 75.9 | 76.6 | 76.6 | 0.9 |
| 4th | Welfare | 77.3 | 77.9 | 76.8 | 75.7 | 75.7 | 75.7 | -1.6 |
| 5th | Education | 80.2 | 82.9 | 80.4 | 80.3 | 80.3 | 80.3 | 0.1 |
| 16th | Health | 69.5 | 71.3 | 76.1 | 71.7 | 73.7 | 73.7 | 4.2 |
| Head of State/Gov: Jacob Zuma since May 2009 |
| Rec Membership: SADC |
| Rank: 5th/52 |
| Score: 70.7/100 |
| African Average: 51.2/100 |
| Total Population (mil): 50.6 |
| Land Area (% of Africa): 4.1 |
| GDP (US$, billion): 408.2 |
| GDP Growth Rate (%): 3.1 |
| Gini Index: . |
| Life Expectancy (Years): 52 |
| Unemployment (%): 23.8 |
| NET ODA per capita (US$): 20.6 |
| NET ODA (% of GNI): 0.3 |
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