What is the difference in equal resource distribution index between South Africa and United States?

0.006, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and United States?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equal Resource Distribution Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

South Africa vs United States: Equal Resource Distribution Index

South Africa

0.503

in 2025

United States

0.509

in 2025

South Africa rank

103rd

United States rank

101st

Equal Resource Distribution Index over time

South Africa
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 0.509 against 0.503 in South Africa, a difference of 0.006.

Across all 126 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

South Africa ranks 103rd and United States ranks 101st of 175 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Africa	United States	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.046	0.314	0.268	United States
1910s	0.0451	0.3186	0.2735	United States
1920s	0.046	0.3263	0.2803	United States
1930s	0.046	0.3839	0.3379	United States
1940s	0.0456	0.4133	0.3677	United States
1950s	0.0363	0.4368	0.4005	United States
1960s	0.033	0.5051	0.4721	United States
1970s	0.033	0.6583	0.6253	United States
1980s	0.033	0.6659	0.6329	United States
1990s	0.2402	0.6821	0.4419	United States
2000s	0.3918	0.6431	0.2513	United States
2010s	0.3814	0.6559	0.2745	United States
2020s	0.5048	0.571	0.0662	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal resource distribution index, South Africa or United States?: United States, at 0.509 against 0.503 in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal resource distribution index between South Africa and United States?: 0.006, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and United States?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do South Africa and United States rank globally for equal resource distribution index?: South Africa ranks 103rd and United States ranks 101st of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equal Resource Distribution Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Equal Resource Distribution Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which all social groups benefit from public spending and have equal access to education, healthcare, and the welfare state.