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South Africa ZA

Sub-Saharan Africa · Upper middle income · capital Pretoria

Population
64,747,319
2025
GDP
$427.2 billion
2025
Life expectancy
66.3 y
2024

In the live services

corpusrows for this country
recipes11
legal276

Geospatial extent

Bounding box 16.47°–37.98° E, -46.97°–-22.13° N · centroid -34.55, 27.22 · source natural-earth-1:110m

Map © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Extent only; no cadastre or address data.

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Top research institutions

OpenAlex works counts; not a quality ranking.

Legal system

mixed system of Roman-Dutch civil law, English common law, and customary law

CIA World Factbook (factbook.json)

Measured indicators

indicatorvalueyearsource
account_ownership81.12024World Bank FX.OWN.TOTL.ZS
Account ownership (% age 15+)81.12024World Bank
Agricultural land (% of land)79.42024World Bank
air_freight59.72023World Bank IS.AIR.GOOD.MT.K1
Air passengers carried15,454,595.72023World Bank
airline_routes_departures269.02026OpenFlights route database
airports_openflights99.02026OpenFlights airport database
airports_total169,154.02023World Bank IS.AIR.DPRT
armed_forces_pct0.42020World Bank MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS
armed_forces_personnel89,000.02020World Bank MS.MIL.TOTL.P1
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV)115,000,000.02025World Bank
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV)30,000,000.02025World Bank
arrivals3,886,600.12020World Bank ST.INT.ARVL
atm_per_100k46.02024World Bank FB.ATM.TOTL.P5
bachelors_attainment_pct14.42024World Bank SE.TER.CUAT.BA.ZS
bank_branches_p58.02024World Bank FB.CBK.BRCH.P5
bank_capital_ratio_pct7.82024World Bank FB.BNK.CAPA.ZS
bank_capital_to_assets_pct7.82024World Bank FB.BNK.CAPA.ZS
basic_water_pct90.22024World Bank
broad_money_growth8.22025World Bank FM.LBL.BMNY.ZG
broad_money_pct76.92025World Bank FM.LBL.BMNY.GD.ZS
broad_money_pct_gdp76.92025World Bank FM.LBL.BMNY.GD.ZS
budget_debt_pct_gdp82.82024World Bank
budget_expense_pct_gdp33.42022World Bank
central_gov_debt_pct_gdp82.82024World Bank GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS
cereal_tonnes15,313,961.12024World Bank AG.PRD.CREL.MT
che_gdp_pct8.92023WHO Global Health Observatory GHED_CHEGDP_SHA2011
che_per_capita_usd536.62023WHO Global Health Observatory GHED_CHE_pc_US_SHA2011
child_stunting_pct21.32017World Bank World Development Indicators (2026)
claims_on_central_gov6.32025World Bank FS.AST.CGOV.GD.ZS
clean_fuels_cooking90.02024World Bank EG.CFT.ACCS.ZS
Clinical trials involving this country (ClinicalTrials.gov)3,880.02026ClinicalTrials.gov v2 (country from trial locations)
container_port_traffic4,303,682.02024World Bank IS.SHP.GOOD.TU
container_traffic_teu39.12021World Bank IS.SHP.GCNW.XQ
contradictions_total10.02026encyclopedia.db prose claim graph (precision-gated advisory; P17/P27 subject)
cpi209.92025World Bank FP.CPI.TOTL
crime_saps_17_community_reported_serious_crime1,433,440.02026https://www.saps.gov.za/services/downloads/2025/2025-2026_-_4th_Quarter_WEB.xlsx
crime_saps_abduction144.02026https://www.saps.gov.za/services/downloads/2025/2025-2026_-_4th_Quarter_WEB.xlsx
crime_saps_all_theft_not_mentioned_elsewhere234,400.02026https://www.saps.gov.za/services/downloads/2025/2025-2026_-_4th_Quarter_WEB.xlsx
crime_saps_arson2,496.02026https://www.saps.gov.za/services/downloads/2025/2025-2026_-_4th_Quarter_WEB.xlsx
crime_saps_assault_with_the_intent_to_inflict_grievous_bodily_harm174,304.02026https://www.saps.gov.za/services/downloads/2025/2025-2026_-_4th_Quarter_WEB.xlsx
crime_saps_attempted_murder27,664.02026https://www.saps.gov.za/services/downloads/2025/2025-2026_-_4th_Quarter_WEB.xlsx
crime_saps_attempted_sexual_offences2,676.02026https://www.saps.gov.za/services/downloads/2025/2025-2026_-_4th_Quarter_WEB.xlsx
crime_saps_bank_robbery0.02026https://www.saps.gov.za/services/downloads/2025/2025-2026_-_4th_Quarter_WEB.xlsx
crime_saps_burglary_at_non_residential_premises43,772.02026https://www.saps.gov.za/services/downloads/2025/2025-2026_-_4th_Quarter_WEB.xlsx
crime_saps_burglary_at_residential_premises129,548.02026https://www.saps.gov.za/services/downloads/2025/2025-2026_-_4th_Quarter_WEB.xlsx
crime_saps_carjacking14,436.02026https://www.saps.gov.za/services/downloads/2025/2025-2026_-_4th_Quarter_WEB.xlsx
crime_saps_commercial_crime147,188.02026https://www.saps.gov.za/services/downloads/2025/2025-2026_-_4th_Quarter_WEB.xlsx
crime_saps_common_assault194,860.02026https://www.saps.gov.za/services/downloads/2025/2025-2026_-_4th_Quarter_WEB.xlsx
crime_saps_common_robbery41,972.02026https://www.saps.gov.za/services/downloads/2025/2025-2026_-_4th_Quarter_WEB.xlsx
crime_saps_contact_crime_crimes_against_the_person617,068.02026https://www.saps.gov.za/services/downloads/2025/2025-2026_-_4th_Quarter_WEB.xlsx
crime_saps_contact_related_crime105,848.02026https://www.saps.gov.za/services/downloads/2025/2025-2026_-_4th_Quarter_WEB.xlsx
crime_saps_contact_sexual_offences756.02026https://www.saps.gov.za/services/downloads/2025/2025-2026_-_4th_Quarter_WEB.xlsx
crime_saps_crime_detected_as_a_result_of_police_action342,488.02026https://www.saps.gov.za/services/downloads/2025/2025-2026_-_4th_Quarter_WEB.xlsx
crime_saps_crimen_injuria28,500.02026https://www.saps.gov.za/services/downloads/2025/2025-2026_-_4th_Quarter_WEB.xlsx
crime_saps_culpable_homicide8,148.02026https://www.saps.gov.za/services/downloads/2025/2025-2026_-_4th_Quarter_WEB.xlsx
crime_saps_driving_under_the_influence_of_alcohol_or_drugs80,712.02026https://www.saps.gov.za/services/downloads/2025/2025-2026_-_4th_Quarter_WEB.xlsx
crime_saps_drug_related_crime233,060.02026https://www.saps.gov.za/services/downloads/2025/2025-2026_-_4th_Quarter_WEB.xlsx
crime_saps_illegal_possession_of_firearms_and_ammunition15,036.02026https://www.saps.gov.za/services/downloads/2025/2025-2026_-_4th_Quarter_WEB.xlsx
crime_saps_kidnapping17,912.02026https://www.saps.gov.za/services/downloads/2025/2025-2026_-_4th_Quarter_WEB.xlsx
crime_saps_malicious_damage_to_property103,352.02026https://www.saps.gov.za/services/downloads/2025/2025-2026_-_4th_Quarter_WEB.xlsx
crime_saps_murder20,724.02026https://www.saps.gov.za/services/downloads/2025/2025-2026_-_4th_Quarter_WEB.xlsx
crime_saps_neglect_and_ill_treatment_of_children2,336.02026https://www.saps.gov.za/services/downloads/2025/2025-2026_-_4th_Quarter_WEB.xlsx
crime_saps_other_serious_crime418,300.02026https://www.saps.gov.za/services/downloads/2025/2025-2026_-_4th_Quarter_WEB.xlsx
crime_saps_property_related_crime292,224.02026https://www.saps.gov.za/services/downloads/2025/2025-2026_-_4th_Quarter_WEB.xlsx
crime_saps_public_violence952.02026https://www.saps.gov.za/services/downloads/2025/2025-2026_-_4th_Quarter_WEB.xlsx
crime_saps_rape39,128.02026https://www.saps.gov.za/services/downloads/2025/2025-2026_-_4th_Quarter_WEB.xlsx
crime_saps_robbery_at_non_residential_premises10,284.02026https://www.saps.gov.za/services/downloads/2025/2025-2026_-_4th_Quarter_WEB.xlsx
crime_saps_robbery_at_residential_premises18,028.02026https://www.saps.gov.za/services/downloads/2025/2025-2026_-_4th_Quarter_WEB.xlsx
crime_saps_robbery_of_cash_in_transit124.02026https://www.saps.gov.za/services/downloads/2025/2025-2026_-_4th_Quarter_WEB.xlsx
crime_saps_robbery_with_aggravating_circumstances107,184.02026https://www.saps.gov.za/services/downloads/2025/2025-2026_-_4th_Quarter_WEB.xlsx
crime_saps_sexual_assault7,800.02026https://www.saps.gov.za/services/downloads/2025/2025-2026_-_4th_Quarter_WEB.xlsx
crime_saps_sexual_offences50,360.02026https://www.saps.gov.za/services/downloads/2025/2025-2026_-_4th_Quarter_WEB.xlsx
crime_saps_sexual_offences_detected_as_a_result_of_police_action13,680.02026https://www.saps.gov.za/services/downloads/2025/2025-2026_-_4th_Quarter_WEB.xlsx
crime_saps_shoplifting36,712.02026https://www.saps.gov.za/services/downloads/2025/2025-2026_-_4th_Quarter_WEB.xlsx
crime_saps_stock_theft20,468.02026https://www.saps.gov.za/services/downloads/2025/2025-2026_-_4th_Quarter_WEB.xlsx
crime_saps_theft_of_motor_vehicle_and_motorcycle27,780.02026https://www.saps.gov.za/services/downloads/2025/2025-2026_-_4th_Quarter_WEB.xlsx
crime_saps_theft_out_of_or_from_motor_vehicle70,656.02026https://www.saps.gov.za/services/downloads/2025/2025-2026_-_4th_Quarter_WEB.xlsx
crime_saps_trio_crime42,748.02026https://www.saps.gov.za/services/downloads/2025/2025-2026_-_4th_Quarter_WEB.xlsx
crime_saps_truck_hijacking1,428.02026https://www.saps.gov.za/services/downloads/2025/2025-2026_-_4th_Quarter_WEB.xlsx
showing 80 of 90,239 measured series — full list: CSV · JSON

Language

English canonical body. 331 name labels held (Wikidata). Missing languages are absent, not machine-translated.

Lane coverage

Measured, not promised
lanestatus what exists
patents · serviceYELLOW · partialpatent application counts (residents + non-residents) from the World Bank/WIPO series; patent documents are not ingested source
legal · serviceYELLOW · partial276 primary-law documents, 275 with full text mirrored (newest 2012); corpus covers this jurisdiction's official texts, not every instrument ever made source
alerts · serviceGREEN · ingested0 alerts in current GDACS/USGS window (measured, not an all-clear). | 2026-10-29 audit: VERIFIED COMPLETE — full current GDACS (125) + USGS (284) window (409 alert rows) with per-record metadata. Kept green. source
defense · serviceGREEN · ingestedmilitary expenditure (% of GDP), SIPRI series via World Bank; not procurement, capabilities or intent source
space · serviceYELLOW · partialno orbital launch site in this country in the GCAT launch log (1942-2026) source
maps · serviceGREEN · ingestedNatural Earth 1:10m boundary + centroid + bbox area computed (534.2 deg2); no cadastre, address data or navigation map. GADM L0 fallback: ok (gadm41_ZAF_0.json). | 2026-10-29 audit: VERIFIED COMPLETE — Natural Earth 1:10m boundary + GADM L0 fallback for every mapped country; complete geodata record set. Kept green. source
passport · serviceGLOBAL · service livepass.go-v.org is live; per-country identity documents are NOT ingested source
research · serviceGREEN · ingested302,708 scholarly works since 2021 with authoring institutions here (OpenAlex); a publication index, not a quality ranking source
economy · serviceGREEN · ingestedGDP per capita, current US$ (World Bank); not a cost-of-living or inequality measure source
health · serviceGREEN · ingestedlife expectancy at birth, World Bank; not a health system performance rating source
education · serviceYELLOW · partialprimary school enrolment (% gross), World Bank; tertiary data is shown when available source
energy · serviceGREEN · ingestedaccess to electricity (% of population), World Bank source
water · serviceYELLOW · partialat least basic drinking water (% of population), World Bank/WHO; safely managed data shown when available source
connectivity · serviceYELLOW · partialfixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people, World Bank/ITU; internet-user share shown when available source
crimeGREEN · ingestedstale data (2022) intentional homicides per 100,000 people (UNODC series via World Bank); recorded homicides only source
conflictYELLOW · partial2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 1 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full UCDP/GDELT event corpus. source
businessYELLOW · partialnewly registered limited-liability companies (World Bank/IC.BUS.NREG); not a company register source
scienceGREEN · ingestedstale data (2022) OpenAlex institutions snapshot 2026-10: 551 institutions, works counted per country; CC0 1.0. source
prisonYELLOW · partial2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 1 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full World Prison Brief prison corpus. source
interpolYELLOW · partial5 public Interpol Red Notice(s) in the 2026-11-08T00:47:49Z snapshot list a national of this country. Not a crime rate; Interpol controls/withdraws notices and the unfiltered public API is capped, so the set is incomplete. source
armsYELLOW · partialSIPRI arms-transfer trend indicator values (imports and exports) via the World Bank; TIV is a trend measure, not currency source
sanctionsGREEN · ingestedOFAC SDN 91 + UN consolidated 0 + EU 0 designation reference(s), snapshot 2026-10-26; counts are list references (text/code attribution), not convictions or proof of activity; 0 is a measured zero against these three ingested lists | 2026-10-29 audit: VERIFIED COMPLETE — full OFAC SDN (19,471), UN consolidated (1,001) and EU (11,154) designation lists with per-record metadata (snapshot 2026-10-26). Kept green. source
agricultureGREEN · ingestedagricultural land (% of land area), World Bank/FAO source
foodYELLOW · partialprevalence of undernourishment (%), World Bank/FAO; a modelled estimate, not a survey of every household source
laborYELLOW · partialunemployment (% of labour force), ILO modelled estimate via World Bank source
financeYELLOW · partialaccount ownership (% age 15+), World Bank Findex source
environmentGREEN · ingestedforest area (% of land area), World Bank/FAO source
tradeGREEN · ingestedtrade (% of GDP), World Bank source
migrationYELLOW · partialnet migration (5-year estimate), World Bank/UN source
tourismYELLOW · partialstale data (2020) international tourist arrivals, World Bank/UNWTO source
housingYELLOW · partialurban population (% of total), World Bank; not a housing-cost or tenure measure source
transportYELLOW · partialair passengers carried, World Bank/ICAO; one mode only source
investmentYELLOW · partial2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 1 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full FDI/investment corpus. source
remittancesYELLOW · partial2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 1 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full WB/IMF remittance corpus. source
health_financeYELLOW · partialstale data (2023) 2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 1 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full WHO GHED health-finance corpus. source
budgetYELLOW · partial2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 1 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full national budget/tender corpus. source
treatyYELLOW · partial2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 1 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full UNTC treaty-text corpus. source

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Backlinks

Department pages with measured records for South Africa:

patents legal alerts defense space maps research economy health education energy water connectivity crime conflict business science prison interpol arms sanctions agriculture food labor finance environment trade migration tourism housing transport investment remittances health_finance budget treaty

patents recipes legal alerts defense space passport research

estate.json .well-known alias

Cite this page

South Africa (ZA). go-v.org estate, https://estate.116.202.234.183.nip.io/za. Data: World Bank Open Data, OpenAlex, WIPO, Natural Earth, OpenStreetMap. Accessed 2026-11-08.