Human development varies widely across the provinces of South Africa. Western Cape has the highest score of HDI of approximately 0.77, while Limpopo to the northern border has the lowest around 0.59. Only four provinces, Western Cape, Gauteng, Northern Cape, and free State are above the national average HDI of 0.66. Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, Cape West, and Limpopo have below average scores.