World Bank indicators for South Africa, each ranked among all countries with a reported value. Ranking is descending by value, not an editorial judgement.
Indicator
Value
Rank
Year
Source
Voice & Accountabilityindex (−2.5…+2.5)
0.61
#63 / 207
2024
Political Stability & Absence of Violenceindex (−2.5…+2.5)
-0.62
#157 / 207
2024
Government Effectivenessindex (−2.5…+2.5)
-0.23
#123 / 205
2024
Regulatory Qualityindex (−2.5…+2.5)
-0.06
#99 / 205
2024
Rule of Lawindex (−2.5…+2.5)
0.02
#99 / 207
2024
Control of Corruptionindex (−2.5…+2.5)
-0.19
#101 / 207
2024
Population, totalpeople
64,747,319
#24 / 217
2025
A starter international layer — World Bank Open Data (Worldwide Governance Indicators + population). CivicGate is US-focused; this is comparative context, not a complete worldwide dataset. Ranked descending by value (not an editorial 'best'); a country with no reported value is simply absent.