Statement:
In South Africa, public electronic and e-government services are less common than in China

In the E-Government Development Index rating South Africa holds position #63 2022 out of 192 and China is #41 out of 192 2022.
Position of South Africa is worse than position of China.

Referencies:

  1. The countries in the rating sorted by 'E-Government Index' in descending order.
    China 'E-Government Index' value is 0.8119
    South Africa 'E-Government Index' value is 0.7357