List of South African provinces by Human Development Index

This is a list of the provinces of South Africa by Human Development Index as of 2018.[1]

Rank Province HDI (2018) Comparable countries (2018)[2]
High human development
1 Western Cape 0.741  Tunisia
2 Gauteng 0.726  Venezuela,  Jamaica
3 Free State 0.705  Indonesia,  Samoa,  Bolivia
Limpopo 0.705  Indonesia,  Samoa,  Bolivia
–  South Africa (average) 0.705  Indonesia,  Samoa,  Bolivia
5 KwaZulu-Natal 0.701  Gabon,  Egypt
Medium human development
6 Northern Cape 0.694  Vietnam
7 Mpumalanga 0.673  Kyrgyzstan
8 North West 0.671  Guyana
9 Eastern Cape 0.669  Guyana
Map of the South African provinces by Human Development Index in 2017.
Legend:
  0.700 – 0.799 (high)
  0.600 – 0.699 (medium)

Historical data
Province199019952000200520102015 2018
Western Cape0.6990.7310.7020.6740.7030.735 0.741
Gauteng0.6880.7190.6900.6670.7010.724 0.726
Free State0.6400.6670.6410.6240.6590.699 0.705
Limpopo0.5910.6140.5970.5990.6490.698 0.705
KwaZulu-Natal0.5840.6070.5900.5930.6430.693 0.701
Northern Cape0.6180.6450.6210.6070.6430.686 0.694
Mpumalanga0.6030.6270.6050.5970.6370.668 0.673
North West0.6190.6450.6190.6020.6350.666 0.671
Eastern Cape0.5760.5990.5800.5760.6200.663 0.669
South Africa0.6250.6510.6290.6200.6620.699 0.705

References
  1. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  2. "Human Development Report 2019 – "Human Development Indices and Indicators"" (PDF). HDRO (Human Development Report Office) United Nations Development Programme. pp. 22–25. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
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