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South Africa

Compared to 47 Other Countries in the Sub-Saharan Africa Region
South Africa's Ranking: 91 / 177 Index Score 0.688
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Arrows indicate improvement or decline on the WPS Index since 2017 where applicable.

Inclusion

Women’s Mean Years of Schooling

0 15 2017 10.1 South Africa 9.7 2023 Best in Group 2023 Botswana 10.3 Worst in Group 2023 Guinea 1.3

Women's Employment (%) 2017 data is not available for this country

0 100 South Africa 46 2023 Best in Group 2023 Madagascar 90.1 Worst in Group 2023 Djibouti 16

Women's Financial Inclusion (%)

0 100 2017 68.8 South Africa 86.2 2023 Best in Group 2023 Mauritius 89.4 Worst in Group 2023 South Sudan 4.2

Women's Cellphone Use (%)

0 100 2017 84.6 South Africa 89 2023 Best in Group 2023 Mauritius 89 Worst in Group 2023 Democratic Republic of the Congo 37

Women's Share of Parliament Seats (%)

0 100 2017 41.2 South Africa 46.1 2023 Best in Group 2023 Rwanda 54.7 Worst in Group 2023 Nigeria 4.2

Justice

Absence of Legal Discrimination Against Women 2017 data is not available for this country

0 100 South Africa 88.1 2023 Best in Group 2023 Côte d’Ivoire 95 Worst in Group 2023 Sudan 29.4

Access to Justice 2017 data is not available for this country

0 4 South Africa 3.29 2023 Best in Group 2023 Seychelles 3.88 Worst in Group 2023 South Sudan 0.88

Maternal Mortality 2017 data is not available for this country

1300 0 South Africa 126.8 2023 Best in Group 2023 Seychelles 3.3 Worst in Group 2023 South Sudan 1223

Son Bias (Male to female birth ratio) 2017 data is not available for this country

200 50 South Africa 104 2023 Best in Group 2023 Namibia 101.1 Worst in Group 2023 Ethiopia 105.5

Security

Current Intimate Partner Violence (%) 2017 data is not available for this country

100 0 South Africa 13 2023 Best in Group 2023 Comoros 8 Worst in Group 2023 Democratic Republic of the Congo 36

Women's Perception of Community Safety (%)

0 100 2017 28.7 South Africa 27 2023 Best in Group 2023 Mali 75 Worst in Group 2023 Lesotho 21

Political Violence Targeting Women 2017 data is not available for this country

2 0 South Africa 0.08 2023 Best in Group 2023 Seychelles 0 Worst in Group 2023 South Sudan 1.18

Proximity to Conflict 2017 data is not available for this country

105 0 South Africa 14.8 2023 Best in Group 2023 Seychelles 0 Worst in Group 2023 Burundi 100

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