South Africa's Political Rights

GOVERNANCE FACTORS

Political rights refer to a citizens ability to participate in the civil and political life of the society and state without fear of discrimination or repression, and is tied closely to citizenship status.

South Africa has a Political Rights Index of 83.3 ranking it 49th of 150 in the global listings.

South Africa's data is highlighted in the table below, use the filter and sort order options to allow easy comparison with other countries.

Base data source: Freedom House, Washington D.C.
Data indexed by: World Economics, London


Political Rights (Index): All Countries Data



Canada 100.0
Denmark 100.0
Finland 100.0
Japan 100.0
New Zealand 100.0
Norway 100.0
Sweden 100.0
Uruguay 100.0
Australia 97.6
Belgium 97.6
Germany 97.6
Ireland 97.6
Netherlands 97.6
Portugal 97.6
Switzerland 97.6
United Kingdom 97.6
Bahamas, The 95.2
Chile 95.2
Costa Rica 95.2
Cyprus 95.2
Estonia 95.2
France 95.2
Lithuania 95.2
Luxembourg 95.2
Slovenia 95.2
Taiwan 95.2
Austria 92.9
Greece 92.9
Iceland 92.9
Latvia 92.9
Slovak Republic 92.9
Spain 92.9
Croatia 90.5
Czechia 90.5
Italy 90.5
Mauritius 90.5
Mongolia 90.5
Argentina 88.1
Ghana 88.1
Malta 88.1
Panama 88.1
Romania 88.1
Israel 85.7
Jamaica 85.7
Poland 85.7
Suriname 85.7
Bulgaria 83.3
India 83.3
Korea, Rep. 83.3
South Africa 83.3
United States 81.0
Brazil 78.6
Ecuador 78.6
Namibia 78.6
Sudan 77.1
Guyana 76.2
Indonesia 76.2
Peru 76.2
Bhutan 73.8
Colombia 73.8
Malawi 73.8
Senegal 73.8
Albania 71.4
Botswana 71.4
North Macedonia 71.4
Paraguay 71.4
Sierra Leone 71.4
Bolivia 69.0
Dominican Republic 69.0
Lesotho 69.0
Liberia 69.0
Madagascar 69.0
Mexico 69.0
Moldova 69.0
El Salvador 66.7
Hungary 66.7
Tunisia 66.7
Ukraine 66.7
Nepal 64.3
Philippines 64.3
Armenia 59.5
Burkina Faso 59.5
Niger 59.5
Papua New Guinea 59.5
Sri Lanka 59.5
Georgia 57.1
Gambia 54.8
Guatemala 54.8
Honduras 54.8
Serbia 54.8
Zambia 54.8
Malaysia 52.4
Nigeria 52.4
Bosnia and Herzegovina 50.0
Cote d'Ivoire 50.0
Kenya 50.0
Singapore 50.0
Benin 45.2
Guinea-Bissau 45.2
Comoros 42.9
Türkiye 42.9
Bangladesh 40.5
Pakistan 40.5
Togo 40.5
Kuwait 38.1
Mauritania 38.1
Mozambique 38.1
Lebanon 35.7
Morocco 35.7
Ethiopia 33.3
Tanzania 33.3
Haiti 31.0
Jordan 31.0
Uganda 31.0
Zimbabwe 31.0
Algeria 28.6
Angola 28.6
Guinea 28.6
Hong Kong 28.6
Mali 23.8
Rwanda 23.8
Qatar 21.4
Cameroon 19.0
Egypt 19.0
Oman 19.0
Cambodia 16.7
Kazakhstan 16.7
Nicaragua 16.7
Russia 16.7
Thailand 16.7
United Arab Emirates 16.7
Burundi 14.3
Congo, Dem. Rep 14.3
Kyrgyzstan 14.3
Central African Republic 11.9
Gabon 11.9
Vietnam 11.9
Azerbaijan 9.5
Bahrain 9.5
Belarus 9.5
Congo, Rep. 9.5
Laos 9.5
Uzbekistan 9.5
Afghanistan 7.1
Chad 7.1
Eswatini 7.1
Libya 7.1
Saudi Arabia 7.1
Yemen, Rep. 7.1
Myanmar 4.8
Tajikistan 4.8
Turkmenistan 4.8
China 0.0



Key:
Index numbers shown on a scale of 0-100.
         Political Rights: 0 = Low political rights, 100 = High political rights.


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