Political regime bti in South Africa
South Africa: Political regime bti was 4 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
4
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
16th
of 128 countries
All-time high
5
in 2005
All-time low
4
in 2009
Years of data
11
2005–2025
Political regime bti in South Africa, 2005–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, political regime bti in South Africa stood at 4. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, political regime bti in South Africa peaked at 5 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2009.
That places South Africa 16th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.67 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| 2010s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| 2020s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 16 Albania 4 compare
- 16 Argentina 4 compare
- 16 Armenia 4 compare
- 16 Bhutan 4 compare
- 16 Bolivia 4 compare
- 16 Brazil 4 compare
- 16 Bulgaria 4 compare
- 16 Colombia 4 compare
- 16 Dominican Republic 4 compare
- 16 Ecuador 4 compare
- 16 Ghana 4 compare
- 16 Hungary 4 compare
- 16 India 4 compare
- 16 Lesotho 4 compare
- 16 Liberia 4 compare
- 16 Malawi 4 compare
- 16 Malaysia 4 compare
- 16 Mauritius 4 compare
- 16 Moldova 4 compare
- 16 Mongolia 4 compare
- 16 Montenegro 4 compare
- 16 Namibia 4 compare
- 16 Nepal 4 compare
- 16 North Macedonia 4 compare
- 16 Panama 4 compare
- 16 Paraguay 4 compare
- 16 Romania 4 compare
- 16 Senegal 4 compare
- 16 Sri Lanka 4 compare
- 16 Ukraine 4 compare
- 16 Zambia 4 compare
More reference data data for South Africa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7468 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 41.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 63.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.07 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political regime bti in South Africa?
- Political regime bti in South Africa was 4 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political regime bti recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 2005.
- What is the lowest political regime bti recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2009.
- How does South Africa rank for political regime bti?
- South Africa ranks 16th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political regime bti rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political regime bti. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).