South Africa Personality Profile
- Population (est.):
- 64,747,319
- Test results:
- 229,198
Personality snapshot
Plans come first for South Africa’s test-takers. They’re the most Judging of all ranked countries, and only one country leans further toward Assertive – although Turbulent answers still have a small edge.
That pairing of structure and steadiness shows up in the types. ENTJs (Commanders) are 61% more common than in the average country. Sentinels such as ISFJs (Defenders) and ESFJs (Consuls) also appear more often, while Explorers are rarer.
About the country
South Africa occupies the southern tip of the African continent, where the Atlantic and Indian Oceans meet. The land ranges from flat-topped Table Mountain above Cape Town to the Drakensberg peaks and the savanna of Kruger National Park.
The Cape’s fynbos shrubland is one of the richest plant regions on Earth. It is also the only home of wild rooibos, the shrub behind the famous red tea. In 1967, surgeons in Cape Town performed the world’s first human heart transplant.
Stands out as
The most Judging
of 108 countries – see the most Judging countries
Personality twin
The closest match across all five traits.
Also close: Switzerland and Costa Rica
Average personality traits
Out of every 100 test-takers
- 34 Analysts
- 37 Diplomats
- 17 Sentinels
- 12 Explorers
Personality types
- INTJ (Architect): 9.5% of respondents, 11% more common than in the average country
- INTP (Logician): 6.4% of respondents, 21% less common than in the average country
- ENTJ (Commander): 14.3% of respondents, 61% more common than in the average country
- ENTP (Debater): 3.9% of respondents, 29% less common than in the average country
- INFJ (Advocate): 8.8% of respondents, 19% more common than in the average country
- INFP (Mediator): 9.7% of respondents, 17% less common than in the average country
- ENFJ (Protagonist): 11.4% of respondents, 23% more common than in the average country
- ENFP (Campaigner): 7.4% of respondents, 30% less common than in the average country
- ISTJ (Logistician): 4.5% of respondents, 18% more common than in the average country
- ISFJ (Defender): 5.6% of respondents, 40% more common than in the average country
- ESTJ (Executive): 2.6% of respondents, 25% more common than in the average country
- ESFJ (Consul): 3.6% of respondents, 31% more common than in the average country
- ISTP (Virtuoso): 2.8% of respondents, 34% less common than in the average country
- ISFP (Adventurer): 5.4% of respondents, 26% less common than in the average country
- ESTP (Entrepreneur): 1.3% of respondents, 30% less common than in the average country
- ESFP (Entertainer): 2.8% of respondents, 28% less common than in the average country
Share of respondents. Shaded types are clearly more (↑) or less (↓) common than in the average country, in their Role’s color: the deeper the shade, the bigger the difference.
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