This is a list of the provinces of South Africa by Human Development Index as of 2022.[1]
Rank | Province | HDI (2022) |
---|---|---|
High human development | ||
1 | Western Cape | 0.755 |
2 | Gauteng | 0.739 |
3 | Limpopo | 0.718 |
– | South Africa (average) | 0.717 |
4 | Free State | 0.716 |
5 | KwaZulu-Natal | 0.714 |
6 | Northern Cape | 0.705 |
Medium human development | ||
7 | Mpumalanga | 0.682 |
8 | North West | 0.680 |
9 | Eastern Cape | 0.678 |