List of South African provinces by Human Development Index
This is a list of the provinces of South Africa ranked according to their Human Development Index (HDI). The HDI data is drawn from the United Nations Development Programme's South Africa Human Development Report 2003.
Historical data
Province | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
Western Cape | 0.7869 | 0.7883 | 0.7865 | 0.7876 | 0.7902 | 0.7914 | 0.7903 | 0.7891 | 0.7864 | 0.7788 | 0.7756 | 0.7744 | 0.7730 | 0.7708 |
Gauteng | 0.8077 | 0.8091 | 0.8082 | 0.8096 | 0.8121 | 0.8130 | 0.8103 | 0.8042 | 0.7957 | 0.7807 | 0.7678 | 0.7570 | 0.7461 | 0.7351 |
Northern Cape | 0.7128 | 0.7153 | 0.7150 | 0.7182 | 0.7206 | 0.7204 | 0.7198 | 0.7183 | 0.7145 | 0.7052 | 0.6983 | 0.6944 | 0.6906 | 0.6856 |
Free State | 0.7265 | 0.7293 | 0.7299 | 0.7347 | 0.7392 | 0.7401 | 0.7393 | 0.7363 | 0.7297 | 0.7157 | 0.7023 | 0.6920 | 0.6820 | 0.6717 |
Mpumalanga | 0.7114 | 0.7148 | 0.7154 | 0.7196 | 0.7237 | 0.7241 | 0.7233 | 0.7183 | 0.7100 | 0.6936 | 0.6821 | 0.6708 | 0.6598 | 0.6491 |
KwaZulu-Natal | 0.7049 | 0.7073 | 0.7079 | 0.7108 | 0.7139 | 0.7148 | 0.7121 | 0.7060 | 0.6969 | 0.6829 | 0.6661 | 0.6536 | 0.6416 | 0.6305 |
Eastern Cape | 0.6579 | 0.6599 | 0.6606 | 0.6638 | 0.6677 | 0.6705 | 0.6701 | 0.6674 | 0.6626 | 0.6547 | 0.6416 | 0.6347 | 0.6268 | 0.6175 |
North West | 0.6726 | 0.6733 | 0.6735 | 0.6764 | 0.6794 | 0.6789 | 0.6761 | 0.6715 | 0.6645 | 0.6509 | 0.6383 | 0.6281 | 0.6172 | 0.6062 |
Limpopo | 0.6239 | 0.6300 | 0.6317 | 0.6365 | 0.6403 | 0.6413 | 0.6429 | 0.6424 | 0.6391 | 0.6262 | 0.6193 | 0.6109 | 0.6028 | 0.5943 |
South Africa | 0.7201 | 0.7225 | 0.7230 | 0.7261 | 0.7300 | 0.7326 | 0.7309 | 0.7268 | 0.7193 | 0.7085 | 0.6964 | 0.6871 | 0.6774 | 0.6675 |
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