South Africa

Where South Africa sits, field by field

Each dot is South Africa’s position among every country that publishes that field. Sorted by distance from the middle, so what is unusual about the country comes first.

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1. Median income$5,399 PPP42 of 42
2. Unemployment rate32.39 %124 of 124
3. Currency10.71 %2 of 71
4. Real policy rate3.79 %5 of 53
5. Retirement age (men)60 years5 of 49
6. Retirement age (women)60 years7 of 49
7. Savings vs inflation4.27 %11 of 69
8. Corporate tax27.00 %76 of 96
9. GDP growth1.11 %98 of 127
10. Government debt78.60 %91 of 124
11. Deposit rate7.48 %20 of 70
12. Bank spread3.21 %18 of 62
13. Inflation rate3.21 %40 of 123
14. GDP per capita$6,59886 of 127
15. Money's value28.60 %72 of 116
16. Lending rate10.69 %40 of 67
17. Price level42 % of US prices55 of 125
18. House price growth2.70 %30 of 54
19. Public holidays12 days49 of 104
20. Debt per person$5,18666 of 123
21. Minimum wage$620 PPP/mo42 of 85

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