Child mortality (under 5)
survival · World Bank
35.10 per 1,000 live births(2024)
Normalized: 66/100 · lower is better
Sworn Score
Country profile
South Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa · Sub-Saharan Africa · Capital: Pretoria
Rank #160 of scored countries.
Survival
37.8
Living
51.0
Governance
40.4
Metrics
19 verified indicators
From official sources, sorted by category. Each card shows the latest value, a sparkline, and a link back to the source.
survival·7
Physicians per 1,000 people
survival · World Bank / WHO
0.79 per 1,000(2022)
Normalized: 13/100 · higher is better
Poverty rate (national line)
survival · World Bank
37.90 %(2022)
Normalized: 43/100 · lower is better
Access to safely managed drinking water
survival · World Bank / WHO-UNICEF JMP
68.01 %(2024)
Normalized: 64/100 · higher is better
Undernourishment
survival · World Bank / FAO
10.00 %(2023)
Normalized: 78/100 · lower is better
Unemployment rate (total)
survival · World Bank / ILO
32.39 %(2025)
Normalized: 0/100 · lower is better
Youth unemployment (15–24)
survival · World Bank / ILO
59.93 %(2025)
Normalized: 0/100 · lower is better
living·5
Education expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank / UNESCO
6.02 % of GDP(2024)
Normalized: 62/100 · higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)
living · World Bank
15,456 USD (PPP)(2024)
Normalized: 12/100 · higher is better
Health expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank
8.91 % of GDP(2023)
Normalized: 58/100 · higher is better
Inflation (CPI, annual %)
living · World Bank / IMF
4.36 %(2024)
Normalized: 91/100 · lower is better
Life expectancy at birth
living · World Bank / WHO
66.31 years(2024)
Normalized: 32/100 · higher is better
governance·7
Corruption Perceptions Index
governance · Transparency International
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Gini coefficient
governance · World Bank
54.10 0–100 index(2022)
Normalized: 0/100 · lower is better
World Press Freedom Index
governance · Reporters Without Borders
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Control of Corruption (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-0.19 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 39/100 · higher is better
Government Effectiveness (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-0.23 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 42/100 · higher is better
Rule of Law (WGI)
governance · World Bank
0.02 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 52/100 · higher is better
Voice and Accountability (WGI)
governance · World Bank
0.61 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 69/100 · higher is better
History
South Africa — Sworn Score over time
Each year is a snapshot using that year's methodology (trimmed-bounds over the trailing 5-year value pool). Click a column header to sort.
Change since 1993: +12.5 points
| Year | Score | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 43.1 | 158 | 37.3 | 51.7 | 40.6 |
| 2025 | 43.1 | 160 | 37.8 | 51.0 | 40.4 |
| 2024 | 42.7 | 160 | 37.4 | 50.8 | 39.9 |
| 2023 | 42.3 | 155 | 37.1 | 50.3 | 39.5 |
| 2022 | 42.2 | 154 | 37.4 | 49.1 | 40.3 |
| 2021 | 41.3 | 156 | 34.4 | 48.4 | 42.3 |
| 2020 | 42.4 | 155 | 35.1 | 52.1 | 40.5 |
| 2019 | 42.3 | 159 | 35.5 | 51.0 | 40.8 |
| 2018 | 41.9 | 159 | 35.9 | 49.8 | 40.3 |
| 2017 | 41.7 | 159 | 36.0 | 48.6 | 41.0 |
| 2016 | 41.3 | 165 | 35.9 | 47.2 | 41.8 |
| 2015 | 41.8 | 158 | 35.2 | 49.4 | 41.9 |
| 2014 | 41.0 | 160 | 35.0 | 47.0 | 42.3 |
| 2013 | 40.8 | 159 | 35.3 | 46.4 | 41.7 |
| 2012 | 41.5 | 159 | 36.3 | 47.5 | 41.5 |
| 2011 | 41.6 | 159 | 36.1 | 47.2 | 42.7 |
| 2010 | 41.0 | 160 | 35.7 | 45.4 | 43.2 |
| 2009 | 39.2 | 166 | 34.1 | 41.7 | 43.8 |
| 2008 | 38.4 | 165 | 35.2 | 37.9 | 44.1 |
| 2007 | 39.2 | 169 | 35.8 | 38.4 | 45.9 |
| 2006 | 41.5 | 159 | 37.3 | 41.3 | 48.4 |
| 2005 | 42.3 | 156 | 38.2 | 43.1 | 47.7 |
| 2004 | 44.9 | 144 | 43.4 | 45.2 | 46.8 |
| 2003 | 43.6 | 148 | 42.4 | 43.0 | 46.2 |
| 2002 | 43.8 | 144 | 42.6 | 43.5 | 46.0 |
| 2001 | 45.5 | 133 | 42.0 | 48.1 | 47.2 |
| 2000 | 42.4 | 143 | 31.1 | 51.6 | 47.4 |
| 1999 | 39.5 | 158 | 23.0 | 52.8 | 47.4 |
| 1998 | 40.2 | 155 | 23.5 | 54.0 | 47.7 |
| 1997 | 41.8 | 153 | 25.1 | 54.8 | 50.3 |
| 1996 | 42.2 | 153 | 25.4 | 55.7 | 50.2 |
| 1995 | 30.3 | 98 | 24.2 | 57.5 | 2.2 |
| 1994 | 30.4 | 93 | 23.7 | 58.0 | 2.6 |
| 1993 | 30.6 | 90 | 23.2 | 59.3 | 2.3 |
| 1992 | — | — | 23.3 | 60.5 | — |
| 1991 | — | — | 23.3 | 60.5 | — |
| 1990 | — | — | 46.8 | 57.3 | — |
| 1989 | — | — | 46.8 | 67.7 | — |
| 1988 | — | — | 46.6 | 70.5 | — |
| 1987 | — | — | 46.3 | 69.1 | — |
| 1986 | — | — | 45.2 | 71.9 | — |
| 1985 | — | — | 45.1 | 73.3 | — |
| 1984 | — | — | 44.9 | 73.9 | — |
| 1983 | — | — | 44.4 | 73.1 | — |
| 1982 | — | — | 43.8 | 68.6 | — |
| 1981 | — | — | 43.4 | 67.7 | — |
| 1980 | — | — | 42.5 | 67.9 | — |
| 1979 | — | — | 44.7 | 68.1 | — |
| 1978 | — | — | 44.2 | 69.0 | — |
| 1977 | — | — | 41.1 | 69.3 | — |
| 1976 | — | — | 40.4 | 67.3 | — |
| 1975 | — | — | 39.6 | 60.4 | — |
| 1974 | — | — | 38.6 | 59.4 | — |
| 1973 | — | — | 15.9 | 54.2 | — |
| 1972 | — | — | 18.9 | 57.7 | — |
| 1971 | — | — | 23.3 | 56.8 | — |
| 1970 | — | — | 24.2 | 59.3 | — |
| 1969 | — | — | 25.0 | 65.7 | — |
| 1968 | — | — | 25.6 | 70.5 | — |
| 1967 | — | — | 27.0 | 67.5 | — |
| 1966 | — | — | 28.0 | 67.1 | — |
| 1965 | — | — | 28.2 | 63.9 | — |
Promises
What was committed, where it stands
No promises tracked yet.
No promises tracked yet for South Africa.