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

In the Human Development Index rating South Africa holds position #111 ²⁰²¹ out of 187 and Russia is #53 out of 187 ²⁰²¹.
Position of South Africa is worse than position of Russia.

Referencies:

1. Human Development Index ²⁰²¹ by United Nations

   The countries in the rating sorted by 'Human Development Index' in descending order.

   Russia	'Human Development Index' value is	0.82
   South Africa	'Human Development Index' value is	0.71