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South Africa Inequality-adjusted HDI

0.476as of 2023+0.8% vs 2022

Human Development Index discounted for inequality across its dimensions, on a 0-1 scale (higher is better). Source: UNDP HDI. Retrieved June 26, 2026.

Trend

2012 – 2023 · UNDP

History

most recent 12 periods
PeriodInequality-adjusted HDI
20230.476
20220.472
20210.465
20200.471
20190.477
20180.472
20170.469
20160.463
20150.467
20140.461
20130.451
20120.446

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Request the available observations for this indicator as JSON. The response includes source metadata and reporting periods.

curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?country_code=ZA&metric_key=inequality_adjusted_hdi" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"
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Inequality-adjusted HDI across Africa

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CountryInequality-adjusted HDIPeriod
Nigeria0.3792023
Kenya0.4562023
Egypt0.5822023
Ghana0.3992023
Ethiopia0.3262023
Tanzania0.3912023

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