Answer:
It depends on the description you want to make. If you want to describe how separate is the data, then you would use a variation measure like a standard deviation which will compare each data with the mean.
On the other hand, if you want to measure how close the data is, then you would use central measures, like the mean or median, that will tell you the central value the whole data is pointing to.
Therefore, there's no bettter measures, it always depends on what aspect you want to highlight about the data set.