Statement:
South Africa has a lower Human Development Index than Malaysia

In the Human Development Index rating South Africa holds position #111 2021 out of 187 and Malaysia is #64 out of 187 2021.
Position of South Africa is worse than position of Malaysia.

Referencies:

  1. Human Development Index 2021 by United Nations
    The countries in the rating sorted by 'Human Development Index' in descending order.
    Malaysia 'Human Development Index' value is 0.80
    South Africa 'Human Development Index' value is 0.71