Country profile

South Africa

Country profile for the supplied RAI-Next score and nine service dimensions.

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Overall RAI-Next score

52.24

Global rank

#135

Score category

Moderate

Rural population

12,585,724

Dimension profile

Dimension score table

DimensionScore
Health Services57.47
Education64.99
Administrative Services60.75
Basic Consumer Needs30.59
Transportation97.59
Public Transportation14.59
Digital Connectivity62.06
Social and Religious Facilities30.94
Financial and ATM Services42.26

Strengths

  • Transportation: 97.59
  • Education: 64.99

Weaknesses

  • Public Transportation: 14.59
  • Basic Consumer Needs: 30.59

Policy interpretation

Based on the published dimensions, South Africa would benefit most from deeper investigation of Public Transportation, Basic Consumer Needs. These dimensions should be checked against indicator-level source completeness before drawing real policy conclusions.

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