South Africa

South Africa proved to be the country that benefitted most from colonization. Once the white government accepted that Africans were going to be involved in the politics and economy of the country, democratic elections took place. The new presidents had to face rising unemployment, widespread lawlessness, chronic corruption, and an ominous flight of capital and professional personnel from the country. The poor people argue that the benefits of the political system didn't seep down to the poor, like the failure to carry out the proposed land reform policy. Nonethless, South Africa still remains the wealthiest and most industrialized African State. According to the WHO website, South Africa's gross national income per capita is 10960, while the WHO African region has a gross national income per capita of 2074. Also, the percent of the population living under the poverty is much less in South Africa than in the rest of the African region. In South Africa, only 10.7% fall into this category, but the rest of the WHO African region has 44% of the population living on less than one dollar a day. Literacy rates are also much higher in South Africa versus the rest of the African state, a result of colonization.