South Africa South Africa is a multiparty parliamentary democracy. Constitutional power is shared among the executive, judiciary, and parliamentary branches. National elections are credible. There were reports that members of the security forces committed numerous abuses. The government did not take credible steps to investigate, prosecute, and punish officials who may have committed human rights abuses. There were numerous reports of impunity.The overall score indicates that there are substantial risks of potential human rights violations in this country. This may also include the tourism sector. Relevant risks for the tourism sector are, e.g.: Government corruptionTrafficking in personsThreats of violence against LGBTQI+ personsExistence of worst forms of child laborThe overall score indicates that there are substantial risks of potential human rights violations in this country. This may also include the tourism sector. Relevant risks for the tourism sector are, e.g.: Government corruptionTrafficking in personsThreats of violence against LGBTQI+ personsExistence of worst forms of child labor Explanation of the score data structure For better comparability, we have converted the original scores of the indices to a uniform scale of 1-100 (1 most negative, 100 most positive). In the following table you find these recalculated values and the original score in brackets behind them. For information and a link to the original index click on "?" in the table. The Overall Score is the geometric mean of all converted values for each country. It is subcategorized in five risk categories with colour gradations that can be seen in the map. You can find more details on the methodology here. Downloads Methodology overall score 232.26 KB Overall Score 58/100 Global Rights Index 50,0/100 (3) Human Development Index 71,3/100 (0,713) Kids Rights Index 71,4/100 (0,714) Children's Rights in the Workplace Index 64,0/100 (3,6) Global Slavery Index 48,0/100 (52,0) Trafficking in persons report 37,5/100 (T2wl) Global Gender Gap Index 78,7/100 (0,787) Rule of Law Index 57,0/100 (0,57) Fragile States Index 40,0/100 (72) Freedom in the World Index 79,0/100 (79) Environmental Performance Index 42,9/100 (42,9) Corruption Perceptions Index 41,0/100 (41) Equality Index 71,0/100 (71)
Explanation of the score data structure For better comparability, we have converted the original scores of the indices to a uniform scale of 1-100 (1 most negative, 100 most positive). In the following table you find these recalculated values and the original score in brackets behind them. For information and a link to the original index click on "?" in the table. The Overall Score is the geometric mean of all converted values for each country. It is subcategorized in five risk categories with colour gradations that can be seen in the map. You can find more details on the methodology here. Downloads Methodology overall score 232.26 KB