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South Africa - Civil Justice 0.5

WJP Rule of Law Index · updated 2026-10-03 · 143 economies tracked

Latest value

0.5 (2025)

Global rank

#n/a of 143 economies

Share of global total

0.6%

Growth since 2013

1.07×

Ranking Race — Civil Justice

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#18#35#52#69#862013201820232025#75#962023 overtook Thailand2025 overtook Indonesia
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Real annual global ranks, 2013 - 2025. South Africa climbed from #75 to #96 (overtook Thailand). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for South Africa ↓

Key Events — South Africa

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2015
Credit rating downgrades curated

Fiscal and growth concerns trigger rating cuts.

2020
COVID-19 recession curated

Deepest contraction in a century.

2023
Overtook Thailand in global rank auto
2025
Overtook Indonesia in global rank auto

Civil Justice, 2013-2025

WJP Rule of Law Index · 0-1 scale · linear scale · ranking in the race above
20132018202320250.460.480.490.51
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