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2026 HPI index for South Africa
Rank Life expectancy Wellbeing Ecological footprint HPI score
122nd 66.5 years 4.6/10 2.56 gha 39.4
HPI Data over time for South Africa
Year Rank Life expectancy Wellbeing Ecological footprint HPI score
2025 122nd 66.5 years 4.6/10 2.56 gha 39.4
2024 107th 66.3 years 5.2/10 2.59 gha 42.3
2023 105th 66.1 years 5.2/10 2.7 gha 42.1
2022 100th 65.5 years 5.4/10 2.72 gha 42.4
2021 105th 62 years 5.6/10 3 gha 39.7
2020 105th 65.2 years 4.9/10 2.91 gha 39.1
2019 124th 66.1 years 5/10 3.1 gha 39.5
2018 134th 65.7 years 4.9/10 3.12 gha 38.5
2017 136th 65.4 years 4.5/10 3.19 gha 36.3
2016 126th 64.7 years 4.8/10 3.02 gha 37.7
2015 128th 64.1 years 4.9/10 3.08 gha 37.7
2014 133rd 63.2 years 4.8/10 3.42 gha 35.7
2013 139th 62.4 years 3.7/10 3.37 gha 29.9
2012 130th 61.7 years 5.1/10 3.54 gha 35.8
2011 132nd 60.6 years 4.9/10 3.4 gha 34.7
2010 128th 58.9 years 4.7/10 3.57 gha 31.8
2009 122nd 57.4 years 5.2/10 3.54 gha 33.4
2008 115th 56 years 5.3/10 3.8 gha 32.2
2007 112th 54.9 years 5.2/10 3.63 gha 31.5
2006 79th 54.2 years 5.1/10 3.53 gha 30.9
HPI Data in 2026 by Income groups South Africa
Decile Price range Life expectancy Wellbeing Ecological footprint HPI score
1 Less than $771 USD
(Less than 5,068 rands)		 62.3 years 3.4/10 2.5 gha 22.2
2 $771 to $2,274 USD
(5,068 to 14,951 rands)		 62.1 years 4.3/10 2.7 gha 27.8
3 $2,274 to $3,173 USD
(14,951 to 20,861 rands)		 61.8 years 4.7/10 3.2 gha 29.5
4 $3,173 to $4,266 USD
(20,861 to 28,048 rands)		 61.8 years 5/10 3.6 gha 30.5
5 $4,266 to $13,593 USD
(28,048 to 37,886 rands)		 62.2 years 5.2/10 4 gha 31.5
6 $13,593 to $8,133 USD
(37,886 to 53,473 rands)		 63.4 years 5.3/10 4.6 gha 32.6
7 $8,133 to $12,360 USD
(53,473 to 81,263 rands)		 65.5 years 5.5/10 5.5 gha 33.9
8 $12,360 to $21,106 USD
(81,263 to 138,767 rands)		 68.9 years 5.6/10 6.9 gha 35
9 $21,106 to $55,874 USD
(138,767 to 367,367 rands)		 73.6 years 5.7/10 10 gha 34.7
10 Over $55,874 USD
(Over 367,367 rands)		 80.1 years 5.8/10 28.6 gha 22.6

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