South Africa

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