South Africa

South Africa currently holds a composite score of 55 on the WokeMeter, ranking it 20th globally and placing it in the 88.2th percentile. This score reflects moderate policy signalling intensity across all measured dimensions. The uniformity in dimension scores suggests a balanced but moderate engagement with Western-style progressive policies, with no recent events tracked that might influence the score upwards or downwards. Despite the uniformity in scores across dimensions, the overall assessment aligns with the global rank, indicating a stable positioning in relation to other countries with similar policy signalling frameworks.

The dimension scores for South Africa are consistent across all categories, each registering a value of 55. This indicates an even level of policy signalling intensity across areas such as Speech & Expression Climate, Institutional DEI Policy Intensity, Education & Curriculum Signalling, Media & Platform Moderation, Legislative/Regulatory Activism, Corporate/Investor Signalling, and Protest & Activism Salience. This pattern suggests a balanced approach to these policies without significant emphasis on any one area. The external data context, including indices like Quality of Life and Press Freedom, also remains neutral, reinforcing the moderate intensity assessment.