Human Development Index discounted for inequality across its dimensions, on a 0-1 scale (higher is better). Source: UNDP Human Development Report. Retrieved 26 Jun 2026.
| Period | Inequality-adjusted HDI |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.476 |
| 2022 | 0.472 |
| 2021 | 0.465 |
| 2020 | 0.471 |
| 2019 | 0.477 |
| 2018 | 0.472 |
| 2017 | 0.469 |
| 2016 | 0.463 |
| 2015 | 0.467 |
| 2014 | 0.461 |
| 2013 | 0.451 |
| 2012 | 0.446 |
51 countries carry a recent inequality-adjusted HDI figure. Each opens its own page with the history, the source and the API request.
170 of 207 indicators carry a figure for South Africa, grouped by topic.