Inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita was 0.476 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita in South Africa, 2012–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita in South Africa is 0.476, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.477 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.446, in 2012.
That places South Africa 116th out of 166 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.446 | — |
| 2013 | 0.451 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.461 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.467 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.463 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.469 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.472 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.477 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.471 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.465 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.472 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.476 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4632 | 0.446 | 0.477 | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.471 | 0.465 | 0.476 | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More poverty & inequality data for South Africa
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.22 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,562 (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -20.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 28.13 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 28.13 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 0.8444 % change on previous year (2022)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.388 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita in South Africa?
- Inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita in South Africa was 0.476 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.477 in 2019.
- What is the lowest inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.446 in 2012.
- How does South Africa rank for inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita?
- South Africa ranks 116th out of 166 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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