This is a list of municipalities of the Western Cape by Human Development Index .
Human Development Index by district municipality of the Western Cape. [1] [2] [3]
| Rank | District Municipality | HDI |
|---|---|---|
| High human development | ||
| 1 | City of Cape Town | 0.781 |
| 2 | Garden Route | 0.76 |
| 3 | Overberg | 0.75 |
| – | Western Cape (average) |  0.755 |
| 4 | Cape Winelands | 0.74 |
| West Coast | 0.74 | |
| 5 | Central Karoo | 0.721 |
| – |  South Africa |  0.713 |
Human Development Index by local municipality of the Western Cape. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
| Rank | Local Municipality | HDI |
|---|---|---|
| Very high human development | ||
| 1 | Hessequa | 0.81 |
| High human development | ||
| 2 | Swellendam | 0.79 |
| 3 | Bitou | 0.78 |
| City of Cape Town | 0.78 | |
| Mossel Bay | 0.78 | |
| 4 | Cape Agulhas | 0.77 |
| Knysna | 0.77 | |
| 5 | George | 0.76 |
| Oudtshoorn | 0.76 | |
| Saldanha Bay | 0.76 | |
| 6 | Drakenstein | 0.75 |
| Overstrand | 0.75 | |
| Stellenbosch | 0.75 | |
| Theewaterskloof | 0.75 | |
| – | Western Cape (average) | 0.755 |
| 7 | Bergrivier | 0.74 |
| Breede Valley | 0.74 | |
| Matzikama | 0.74 | |
| Swartland | 0.74 | |
| 8 | Laingsburg | 0.73 |
| 9 | Beaufort West | 0.72 |
| Langeberg | 0.72 | |
| 10 | Cederberg | 0.71 |
| Witzenberg | 0.71 | |
| – | South Africa | 0.713 |
| Medium human development | ||
| 11 | Kannaland | 0.69 |
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