South Africa: Direct popular vote index
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| South Africa |
Direct popular vote index |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 0.020 |
| Year | 2023 |
| Measure | index points |
| Data availability | 1960 - 2023 |
| Average | 0.045 |
| Min - Max | 0.000 - 0.200 |
| Source | Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) |
The latest value from 2023 is 0.02 index points, unchanged from 0.02 index points in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 0.097 index points, based on data from 171 countries. Historically, the average for South Africa from 1960 to 2023 is 0.045 index points. The minimum value, 0 index points, was reached in 1961 while the maximum of 0.2 index points was recorded in 1993.
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Definition: A measure of the extent to which direct democracy is used to make political decisions in the country.
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| Electoral democracy index | 0.687 | 2023 | index points |
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| Egalitarian democracy index | 0.466 | 2023 | index points |
| Government accountability | 1.213 | 2023 | index points |
| Freedom of expression | 0.804 | 2023 | index points |
| Political corruption | 0.504 | 2023 | index points |
| Women political empowerment | 0.826 | 2023 | index points |
| Academic freedom | 0.823 | 2023 | index points |
| Clean elections index | 0.765 | 2023 | index points |
| Judicial constraints on executive | 0.858 | 2023 | index points |
| Legislative constraints on executive | 0.867 | 2023 | index points |
| Civil society participation index | 0.765 | 2023 | index points |
| Direct popular vote index | 0.020 | 2023 | index points |
| Equal protection index | 0.780 | 2023 | index points |
| Parliamentary elections | 0.00 | 2023 | 1 elections, 0 otherwise |