Areas Where South Africa Is Better Than India

🇿🇦 South Africa is ranked better in 8 indicators, while India is ranked better in 4 indicators.

• ⚖️ Gender Development Index

  1 🇿🇦

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  0.87 🇮🇳

  Compares female and male Human Development Index (HDI) values. Higher values indicate more gender equality.

• 🗣️ Voice and Accountability: Estimate

  0.74 🇿🇦

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  0.09 🇮🇳

  Higher values indicate stronger democratic governance and citizen participation.

• 🌍 Human Development Index

  0.74 🇿🇦

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  0.69 🇮🇳

  Assesses long-term progress in health, education, and income. Higher values indicate better human development.

• 🌐 Logistics performance index: Overall (1=low to 5=high)

  3.7 🇿🇦

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  3.4 🇮🇳

  Overall assessment of logistics performance, crucial for trade and economic growth.

• 🌿 Planetary pressures–adjusted Human Development Index

  0.69 🇿🇦

  |

  0.66 🇮🇳

  Adjusts HDI by considering environmental sustainability. Higher values indicate better human development with lower environmental impact.

• 🕵️‍♂️ Control of Corruption: Estimate

  -0.28 🇿🇦

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  -0.37 🇮🇳

  Higher values indicate better control of corruption, enhancing governance.

• ♀️ Gender Inequality Index

  0.39 🇿🇦

  |

  0.4 🇮🇳

  Measures gender disparities in reproductive health, empowerment, and labor market participation. Lower values indicate less inequality.

• 📊 Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index

  0.48 🇿🇦

  |

  0.48 🇮🇳

  Adjusts the HDI for inequality in distribution of each dimension. Higher values indicate better human development with less inequality.