Australia vs South Africa: Key features of human rights, annual growth rate
Australia
-1.31 % change on previous year
in 2025
South Africa
-1.15 % change on previous year
in 2025
Australia rank
125th
South Africa rank
122nd
Key features of human rights, annual growth rate over time
- Australia
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports -1.15 % change on previous year against -1.31 % change on previous year in Australia, a difference of 0.16 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 45 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1901 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 125th and South Africa ranks 122nd of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 7 and South Africa in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.2405 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0.2405 % change on previous year | Australia |
| 1910s | -0.0671 % change on previous year | 0.1754 % change on previous year | 0.2426 % change on previous year | South Africa |
| 1920s | 0.0597 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0.0597 % change on previous year | Australia |
| 1930s | -0.1661 % change on previous year | 0.069 % change on previous year | 0.235 % change on previous year | South Africa |
| 1940s | 0.5511 % change on previous year | -4.15 % change on previous year | 4.7 % change on previous year | Australia |
| 1950s | 0.5644 % change on previous year | -0.3867 % change on previous year | 0.9511 % change on previous year | Australia |
| 1960s | 0.1839 % change on previous year | -2.25 % change on previous year | 2.44 % change on previous year | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.1381 % change on previous year | -0.8256 % change on previous year | 0.9637 % change on previous year | Australia |
| 1980s | -0.021 % change on previous year | 0.7194 % change on previous year | 0.7403 % change on previous year | South Africa |
| 1990s | -0.021 % change on previous year | 24.42 % change on previous year | 24.44 % change on previous year | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0631 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0.0631 % change on previous year | Australia |
| 2010s | -0.3388 % change on previous year | -0.2641 % change on previous year | 0.0746 % change on previous year | South Africa |
| 2020s | -0.3014 % change on previous year | 0.4278 % change on previous year | 0.7292 % change on previous year | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key features of human rights, annual growth rate, Australia or South Africa?
- South Africa, at -1.15 % change on previous year against -1.31 % change on previous year in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key features of human rights, annual growth rate between Australia and South Africa?
- 0.16 % change on previous year, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Africa?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1901 to 2025.
- How do Australia and South Africa rank globally for key features of human rights, annual growth rate?
- Australia ranks 125th and South Africa ranks 122nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Key features of human rights, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Key features of human rights. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.