Revised Combined Polity Score in South Africa
South Africa: Revised Combined Polity Score was 9 in 2011. ▲ Rising
Revised Combined Polity Score in South Africa, 1960–2011
Source: Authoritarian regime"" in Western political discourse is a pejorative term for some very diverse kinds of political systems whose common properties are a lack of regularized political competition and .
Analysis
South Africa recorded 9 for revised combined polity score in 2011. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, revised combined polity score in South Africa peaked at 9 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 4, in 1960.
South Africa ranks 3rd of 51 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.8 | 5 | 9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More reference data data for South Africa
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- Summer temperature anomalies 1.36 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.6318 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.18 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.2153 °C (2025)
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- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is revised combined polity score in South Africa?
- Revised combined polity score in South Africa was 9 in 2011, according to Authoritarian regime"" in Western political discourse is a pejorative term for some very diverse kinds of political systems whose common properties are a lack of regularized political competition and .
- What is the highest revised combined polity score recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 1994.
- What is the lowest revised combined polity score recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1960.
- How does South Africa rank for revised combined polity score?
- South Africa ranks 3rd out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
- Is revised combined polity score rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Authoritarian regime"" in Western political discourse is a pejorative term for some very diverse kinds of political systems whose common properties are a lack of regularized political competition and , published as part of Revised Combined Polity Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Revised Combined Polity Score is a modified version of the POLITY variable added in order to facilitate the use of the POLITY regime measure in time-series analyses.