Portulans Institute

South Africa

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Key Indicators
Income Group Upper middle income
Regional Group Africa
Population (Total) 59,893,886
GDP per capita, PPP (current international $) 15,556

Performance Overview

ISO3

ZAF

Country

South Africa

Score

45.85

Rank

74

Technology

41.74

People

40.31

Governance

59.14

Impact

42.20

Pillar: Technology Score: 41.74 Rank: 59
SCORERANK

Access

62.87 71

1. Mobile tariffs

52.35 83

2. Handset prices

42.96 74

3. FTTH/building Internet subscriptions

42.18 31

4. Population covered by at least a 3G mobile network

99.96 36

5. International Internet bandwidth

76.88 33

6. Internet access in schools

n/a

Content

24.01 61

1. GitHub commits

4.95 72

2. Internet domain registrations

7.26 49

3. Mobile apps development

61.55 81

4. AI scientific publications

22.30 25

Future technologies

38.34 49

1. Adoption of emerging technologies

64.29 33

2. Investment in emerging technologies

51.75 40

3. Robot density

5.07 39

4. Computer software spending

32.26 28
Pillar: People Score: 40.31 Rank: 77
SCORERANK

Individuals

34.18 104

1. Active Mobile Broadband Subscriptions Count

23.26 34

2. ICT skills in the education system

34.79 85

3. Use of virtual social networks

39.30 95

4. Tertiary enrollment

14.52 94

5. Adult literacy rate

93.20 51

6. AI talent concentration

0.00 47

Businesses

47.48 58

1. Firms with website

80.98 20

2. GERD financed by business enterprise

33.57 60

3. Knowledge intensive employment

31.84 64

4. Annual investment in telecommunication services

85.61 24

5. GERD performed by business enterprise

5.38 51

Governments

39.28 66

1. Government online services

72.23 55

2. Publication and use of open data

41.18 38

3. Government promotion of investment in emerging tech

31.64 84

4. R&D expenditure by governments and higher education

12.06 54
Pillar: Governance Score: 59.14 Rank: 60
SCORERANK

Trust

49.52 60

1. Secure internet servers

76.48 37

2. Cybersecurity

78.08 67

3. Online access to financial account

28.13 66

4. Internet shopping

15.39 79

Regulation

65.80 67

1. Regulatory quality

47.95 74

2. ICT regulatory environment

83.88 69

3. Regulation of emerging technologies

45.45 60

4. E-commerce legislation

100.001

5. Privacy protection by law content

51.70 92

Inclusion

62.10 65

1. E-Participation

58.14 61

2. Socioeconomic gap in use of digital payments

72.97 69

3. Availability of local online content

49.76 89

4. Gender gap in Internet use

n/a

5. Rural gap in uses of digital payments

67.52 54
Pillar: Impact Score: 42.20 Rank: 105
SCORERANK

Economy

25.47 75

1. High-tech and medium-high-tech manufacturing

28.12 55

2. High-tech exports

9.95 72

3. PCT patent applications

8.86 40

4. Domestic market size

66.45 32

5. Prevalence of gig economy

33.72 86

6. ICT services exports

5.73 94

Quality of life

38.76 124

1. Happiness

60.38 76

2. Freedom to make life choices

54.76 109

3. Income inequality

0.00 116

4. Healthy life expectancy at birth

39.90 115

SDG Contribution

62.36 70

1. SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being

64.22 80

2. SDG 4: Quality Education

n/a

3. SDG 5: Women's economic opportunity

83.19 48

4. SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

44.36 119

4. SDDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

57.67 80

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