List of Western Cape Municipalities by Human Development Index

This is a list of municipalities of the Western Cape by Human Development Index .

District municipalities

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

Local municipalities

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

References

1. "City of Cape Town" (PDF). Western Cape Government. 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
2. "Overberg District Municipality 2021" (PDF). 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
3. "Garden Route District Municipality 2021" (PDF). Western Cape Government. 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
4. "Hessequa Municipality 2020" (PDF). Western Cape Government. 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
5. "Swellendam 2020" (PDF). Western Cape Government. 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
6. "Stellenbosch 2020" (PDF). Western Cape Government. 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
7. "Swartland Municipality 2021" (PDF). Western Cape Government. 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
8. "Beaufort West Municipality 2021" (PDF). Western Cape Government. 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2024.