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. Currency5.17 %5 of 71
4. Real policy rate4.04 %4 of 53
5. Retirement age (men)60 years5 of 49
6. Retirement age (women)60 years7 of 49
7. Savings vs inflation4.21 %11 of 70
8. Corporate tax27.00 %76 of 96
9. GDP growth1.11 %98 of 127
10. Bank spread3.27 %17 of 62
11. Government debt78.40 %91 of 125
12. Deposit rate7.42 %20 of 70
13. GDP per capita$6,59886 of 127
14. Inflation rate3.21 %43 of 126
15. Public holidays13 days36 of 104
16. Money's value28.60 %72 of 116
17. Lending rate10.69 %40 of 67
18. House price growth2.70 %31 of 54
19. Price level42 % of US prices56 of 125
20. Debt per person$5,17357 of 124
21. Minimum wage$620 PPP/mo47 of 90

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