| South Africa | | |
Voter turnout in the national election | 66.1% (2019) [93/200countries] | | |
Extent to which people think that it is important, in order to be a good citizen, to vote in elections | 5.89 (2014) [14/34countries] | | |
% of those who think that voting gives people some say about how the government runs things | 69.8% (2019) [18/34countries] | | |
% of those who think that it is important that honest elections are held regularly | 75.1% (2019) [34/34countries] | | |
% of those who think that the last national election was fair regarding the opportunities of the candidates and parties to campaign | 65.8% (2014) [9/34countries] | | |
% of those who think that referendums are a good way to decide important political questions | 56.9% (2014) [30/34countries] | | |
% of those who think that it is important that people can say what they want without state/ government censorship | 75.3% (2019) [30/34countries] | | |
% of those who think that giving people more say is the most important aim of the country out of maintaining national order/ giving people more say/ fighting rising prices/ protecting freedom of speech | 33.6% (2020) [7/28countries] | | |
% of those who think that protecting freedom of speech is the most important aim of the country out of maintaining national order/ giving people more say/ fighting rising prices/ protecting freedom of speech | 8.3% (2020) [17/28countries] | | |
% of those who are satisfied with the way democracy is working | 22.2% (2023) [23/23countries] | | |
% of those who are proud of their country in the way democracy works | 47.2% (2013) [20/33countries] | | |
Extent to which people think democracy works well in their country today | 5.42 (2014) [19/34countries] | | |
Extent to which people think democracy worked well in their country 10 years ago | 5.84 (2014) [15/34countries] | | |
Extent to which people think democracy will work well in their country 10 years from now | 5.49 (2014) [22/34countries] | | |
% of those who are optimistic about the future of their country's political system | 39.9% (2019) [14/34countries] | | |
% of those who think that the state is run for the benefit of all the people | 63.9% (2019) [10/34countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that all citizens have an adequate standard of living | 6.24 (2014) [23/34countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that government authorities respect and protect the rights of minorities | 6.02 (2014) [20/34countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that people be given more opportunities to participate in public decision-making | 5.91 (2014) [17/34countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that citizens may engage in acts of civil disobedience when they oppose government actions | 4.75 (2014) [17/34countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that governments respect democratic rights whatever the circumstances | 5.82 (2014) [30/34countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that people convicted of serious crimes lose their citizen rights | 4.85 (2014) [21/34countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that long-term residents of a country, who are not citizens, have the right to vote in that countryfs national elections | 4.37 (2014) [14/34countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that citizens have the right not to vote | 4.74 (2014) [22/34countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that health care be provided for everyone | 6.46 (2014) [22/34countries] | | |
% of those who think that it is important that human rights organizations are allowed to operate without interference | 79.1% (2019) [28/34countries] | | |
% of those who think that a democratic system where citizens, not elected officials, vote directly on major national issues to decide what becomes law is good | 74.2% (2023) [9/23countries] | | |
% of those who think that a democratic system where representatives elected by citizens decide what becomes law is good | 66.3% (2023) [23/23countries] | | |
% of those who think that a system where a strong leader can make decisions without interference from parliament or the courts | 51.2% (2023) [4/23countries] | | |
% of those who think that a system where experts, not elected officials, make decisions | 66.6% (2023) [8/23countries] | | |
% of those who think that a system where the military rules the country | 49.7% (2023) [4/23countries] | | |