Access to justice for women in South Africa
South Africa: Access to justice for women was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0
World rank
47th
of 176 countries
All-time high
1
in 1994
All-time low
0
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Access to justice for women in South Africa, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to justice for women in South Africa is 0, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 126 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to justice for women in South Africa peaked at 1 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1900.
South Africa ranks 47th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Access to justice for women in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0 | — |
| 1901 | 0 | — |
| 1902 | 0 | — |
| 1903 | 0 | — |
| 1904 | 0 | — |
| 1905 | 0 | — |
| 1906 | 0 | — |
| 1907 | 0 | — |
| 1908 | 0 | — |
| 1909 | 0 | — |
| 1910 | 0 | — |
| 1911 | 0 | — |
| 1912 | 0 | — |
| 1913 | 0 | — |
| 1914 | 0 | — |
| 1915 | 0 | — |
| 1916 | 0 | — |
| 1917 | 0 | — |
| 1918 | 0 | — |
| 1919 | 0 | — |
| 1920 | 0 | — |
| 1921 | 0 | — |
| 1922 | 0 | — |
| 1923 | 0 | — |
| 1924 | 0 | — |
| 1925 | 0 | — |
| 1926 | 0 | — |
| 1927 | 0 | — |
| 1928 | 0 | — |
| 1929 | 0 | — |
| 1930 | 0 | — |
| 1931 | 0 | — |
| 1932 | 0 | — |
| 1933 | 0 | — |
| 1934 | 0 | — |
| 1935 | 0 | — |
| 1936 | 0 | — |
| 1937 | 0 | — |
| 1938 | 0 | — |
| 1939 | 0 | — |
| 1940 | 0 | — |
| 1941 | 0 | — |
| 1942 | 0 | — |
| 1943 | 0 | — |
| 1944 | 0 | — |
| 1945 | 0 | — |
| 1946 | 0 | — |
| 1947 | 0 | — |
| 1948 | 0 | — |
| 1949 | 0 | — |
| 1950 | 0 | — |
| 1951 | 0 | — |
| 1952 | 0 | — |
| 1953 | 0 | — |
| 1954 | 0 | — |
| 1955 | 0 | — |
| 1956 | 0 | — |
| 1957 | 0 | — |
| 1958 | 0 | — |
| 1959 | 0 | — |
| 1960 | 0 | — |
| 1961 | 0 | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — |
| 1964 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — |
| 1966 | 0 | — |
| 1967 | 0 | — |
| 1968 | 0 | — |
| 1969 | 0 | — |
| 1970 | 0 | — |
| 1971 | 0 | — |
| 1972 | 0 | — |
| 1973 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | 1 | — |
| 1995 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 47 Afghanistan 0
- 47 Algeria 0
- 47 Angola 0
- 47 Argentina 0 compare
- 47 Azerbaijan 0
- 47 Bahrain 0
- 47 Bangladesh 0
- 47 Belarus 0 compare
- 47 Benin 0 compare
- 47 Bhutan 0 compare
- 47 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0
- 47 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
- 47 Botswana 0 compare
- 47 Brazil 0
- 47 Bulgaria 0 compare
- 47 Burkina Faso 0
- 47 Burundi 0
- 47 Cambodia 0
- 47 Cameroon 0
- 47 Canada 0 compare
- 47 Cape Verde 0 compare
- 47 Central African Republic 0
- 47 Chad 0
- 47 China 0
- 47 Colombia 0
- 47 Comoros 0
- 47 Congo 0
- 47 Côte d'Ivoire 0
- 47 Cuba 0
- 47 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0
- 47 Djibouti 0
- 47 Dominican Republic 0 compare
- 47 Timor-Leste 0
- 47 Ecuador 0
- 47 Egypt 0
- 47 El Salvador 0
- 47 Equatorial Guinea 0
- 47 Eritrea 0
- 47 Eswatini 0
- 47 Ethiopia 0
- 47 Fiji 0 compare
- 47 Gabon 0 compare
- 47 Georgia 0
- 47 Ghana 0 compare
- 47 Guatemala 0
- 47 Guinea 0
- 47 Guinea-Bissau 0
- 47 Guyana 0
- 47 Haiti 0
- 47 Honduras 0
- 47 Hong Kong 0 compare
- 47 Hungary 0 compare
- 47 India 0
- 47 Indonesia 0 compare
- 47 Iran 0
- 47 Iraq 0
- 47 Israel 0 compare
- 47 Jamaica 0 compare
- 47 Jordan 0
- 47 Kazakhstan 0
- 47 Kenya 0
- 47 Kuwait 0
- 47 Kyrgyzstan 0
- 47 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0
- 47 Lebanon 0
- 47 Lesotho 0 compare
- 47 Liberia 0
- 47 Libya 0
- 47 Madagascar 0
- 47 Malawi 0 compare
- 47 Malaysia 0
- 47 Maldives 0
- 47 Mali 0
- 47 Mauritania 0
- 47 Mexico 0
- 47 Moldova 0 compare
- 47 Mongolia 0
- 47 Montenegro 0
- 47 Mozambique 0
- 47 Myanmar 0
- 47 Namibia 0
- 47 Nepal 0
- 47 Nicaragua 0
- 47 North Korea 0
- 47 North Macedonia 0
- 47 Oman 0
- 47 Pakistan 0
- 47 Palestine, State of 0
- 47 Panama 0
- 47 Papua New Guinea 0
- 47 Paraguay 0
- 47 Peru 0
- 47 Philippines 0
- 47 Poland 0 compare
- 47 Portugal 0 compare
- 47 Qatar 0
- 47 Romania 0 compare
- 47 Russia 0
- 47 Rwanda 0 compare
- 47 Sao Tome and Principe 0
- 47 Saudi Arabia 0
- 47 Senegal 0 compare
- 47 Serbia 0 compare
- 47 Sierra Leone 0 compare
- 47 Somalia 0
- 47 South Sudan 0
- 47 Sri Lanka 0
- 47 Sudan 0
- 47 Suriname 0 compare
- 47 Syria 0
- 47 Tajikistan 0 compare
- 47 Tanzania, United Republic of 0
- 47 Thailand 0
- 47 Togo 0
- 47 Tunisia 0 compare
- 47 Türkiye 0 compare
- 47 Turkmenistan 0
- 47 Uganda 0 compare
- 47 Ukraine 0
- 47 United Arab Emirates 0
- 47 United Kingdom 0 compare
- 47 United States 0 compare
- 47 Uzbekistan 0
- 47 Vatican 0
- 47 Venezuela 0
- 47 Viet Nam 0
- 47 Yemen 0
- 47 Zambia 0
- 47 Zimbabwe 0 compare
More gender data for South Africa
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 17,151 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.6591 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 570,099 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 589,533 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 570,599 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 589,626 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 569,634 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 588,323 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 594,743 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 603,304 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to justice for women in South Africa?
- Access to justice for women in South Africa was 0 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to justice for women recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1994.
- What is the lowest access to justice for women recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1900.
- How does South Africa rank for access to justice for women?
- South Africa ranks 47th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is access to justice for women rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Access to justice for women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate whether women have access to justice.