Areas Where South Africa Is Better Than Namibia

🇿🇦 South Africa is ranked better in 6 indicators, while Namibia is ranked better in 6 indicators.

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

  3.7 🇿🇦

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  2.9 🇳🇦

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

• 🌍 Human Development Index

  0.74 🇿🇦

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  0.67 🇳🇦

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

• 🌿 Planetary pressures–adjusted Human Development Index

  0.69 🇿🇦

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  0.61 🇳🇦

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

• ♀️ Gender Inequality Index

  0.39 🇿🇦

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  0.45 🇳🇦

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

• 🗣️ Voice and Accountability: Estimate

  0.74 🇿🇦

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  0.58 🇳🇦

  Higher values indicate stronger democratic governance and citizen participation.

• 📊 Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index

  0.48 🇿🇦

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  0.44 🇳🇦

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