South Africa

Selected EarthTrends Data:

Variable	Value
Gini Index{1}	58
Population living on less than $1/day{2}	11%
Population living on less than $2/day{3}	34%
Poverty Gap $1/day{4}	2%
Poverty Gap $2/day{5}	13%
Access to improved sanitation	65%
Access to an improved water source	88%
Literacy rate, all adults	82%
Life expectancy, both sexes	44 years

Definitions and Sources

{1} Survey year: 2000. Based on expenditure. {2} Survey year: 2000. Based on expenditure. {3} Survey year: 2000. Based on expenditure. {4} Survey year: 2000. Based on expenditure. {5} Survey year: 2000. Based on expenditure.

Poverty resources:

• South Africa - Country assistance strategy : building a knowledge partnership (Document)
• USAID South Africa Country Office (Project)
• World Bank South Africa Program (Project)

Poverty datasets:

• South Africa - Poverty Data

Citations from the World Resources Report:

• Intertidal GIS system for the Management of Marine Resources in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
• Invasive Alien Plants and Protected Areas in South Africa
• Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Development: Case Studies from South Africa
• Report of the World Summit on Sustainable Development: Johannesburg, South Africa, 26 August-4 September 2002
• The Size and Scope of the Non-profit Sector in South Africa
• Waves of Change: Coastal and Fisheries Co-Management in South Africa

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World Bank PovertyNet Library: (opens in a new window)

• http://povlibrary.worldbank.org/library/country/158

Development Gateway: (opens in a new window)

• http://www.developmentgateway.org/countryprofile/?country_iso=ZA