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South Africa - EIU Democracy Index 7.16

via World Bank DATA360 (Democracy Index) · updated 2026-10-15 · 171 economies tracked

Latest value

7.16 (2024)

Global rank

#n/a of 171 economies

vs global median

1.3×

Growth since 2006

0.91×

Ranking Race — EIU Democracy Index

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#9#17#25#33#4120062011201620212024#29#442021 overtook Timor-Leste2024 overtook Trinidad and Tobago
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Real annual global ranks, 2006 - 2024. South Africa climbed from #29 to #44 (overtook Timor-Leste). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for South Africa ↓

Key Events — South Africa

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2009
Global crisis recession curated

First recession in 17 years.

2015
Credit rating downgrades curated

Fiscal and growth concerns trigger rating cuts.

2020
COVID-19 recession curated

Deepest contraction in a century.

2021
Overtook Timor-Leste in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Trinidad and Tobago in global rank auto

EIU Democracy Index, 2006-2024

via World Bank DATA360 (Democracy Index) · 0-10 scale · linear scale · ranking in the race above
200620112016202120247.057.347.627.91

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