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South Africa

Rank 28 / 49
Parliamentary Republic·Pretoria (administrative capital); Cape Town (legislative capital); Bloemfontein (judicial capital)·61M population·Africa
Civica Index
CI · Q4 2023
57.6/ 100
MixedQuarterly cadence

Rank 28 of 49. Structural index across six weighted dimensions. Updated quarterly.

Civica Pulse
CP · Live
/ 100
Awaiting eventsDaily cadence

Pulse score not available yet.

Civica Index breakdown · 6 dimensionsweights fixed · source-specific inputs

How the 57.6 is calculated.

Democratic Quality
V-Dem · Liberal Democracy Index
30%
59.8
contributes 17.9 pts
Rule of Law
World Bank WGI
20%
53.9
contributes 10.8 pts
Human Development
UNDP HDI
15%
57.4
contributes 8.6 pts
Freedom & Rights
Freedom House
15%
75.0
contributes 11.3 pts
Corruption Control
Transparency International
10%
38.0
contributes 3.8 pts
Stability & Security
Global Peace Index
10%
52.4
contributes 5.2 pts
History · quarterly CI trend

How the index has moved over time.

Historical CI data is not available yet for this country.

Regional rank

Where South Africa sits against peers.

Global#28 of 49
Africa#1 of 6
Parliamentary democracy#10 of 14
CapitalPretoria (administrative capital); Cape Town (legislative capital); Bloemfontein (judicial capital)
Population61,089,926
Current quarter2023 Q4
Methodologyv1.0
Government taxonomy
Raw source
parliamentary republic
Regime type
Civilian dictatorship · 2025
Structure
Parliamentary democracy · Parliamentary Republic
Cite this page
Civica Index for South Africa, 2026-04-22. Civica Atlas. https://civicaatlas.org/civica-index/south-africa