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South Africa

Region Sub-Saharan AfricaIncome Upper middle incomeCapital PretoriaISO3 ZAF
Human development
0.741
HDI, 0–1 scale
GDP per capita
13,592PPP $
2021 international $
Life expectancy
66.3yrs
At birth
Governance
54.2/100
Avg. of six WGI

Governance

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Control of Corruption

Economy

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GDP

Health

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Life expectancy

Education

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Secondary enrollment

Demography

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Population

Climate

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Electricity access

Risk

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Deaths in armed conflicts

Society

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Gini index

agriculture

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2.5.1 - Number of transboundary breeds for which sufficient genetic resources are stored for reconstitution - ER_GRF_ANIMRCNTN_TRB

energy

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12.c.1 - Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of total GDP (%) - ER_FFS_CMPT_GDP

environment

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14.1.1 - Beach litter per square kilometer (Number) - EN_MAR_BEALITSQ

other

Actual Progress

technology

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10 Mbits/s and over

trade

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Agricultural raw materials exports (% of merchandise exports)