Table 1 Country characteristics for all 48 sub-Saharan Africa countries by sub-region
Geographic Region | No. | Country | Population (2015) | GNI per capita, PPP (current US$, 2015) | Income groupa | Adult literacy rate (15+ years, both sexes, %, 2015) | Healthy Life Expectancy at Birth (years, 2015) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eastern Africa | 1 | Burundi | 10,199,270 | 280 | L | 85.5 | 52.2 |
2 | Comoros (insular) | 777,424 | 790 | L | 78.1 | 55.9 | |
3 | Eritrea | 4,474,690b | 520b | L | 73.8 | 55.7 | |
4 | Ethiopia | 99,873,033 | 600 | L | 49.0 | 56.1 | |
5 | Kenya | 47,236,259 | 1310 | LM | 78.0 | 55.6 | |
6 | Madagascar (insular) | 24,234,088 | 420 | L | 64.7 | 56.9 | |
7 | Malawi | 17,573,607 | 340 | L | 66.0 | 51.2 | |
8 | Mauritius (insular) | 1,262,605 | 9780 | UM | 90.6 | 66.8 | |
9 | Mozambique | 28,010,691 | 590 | L | 58.8 | 49.6 | |
10 | Rwanda | 11,629,553 | 710 | L | 71.2 | 56.6 | |
11 | Seychelles (insular) | 93,419 | 14,680 | H | 95.3 | 65.5 | |
12 | Somalia | 13,908,129 | NA | L | NA | 47.8 | |
13 | South Sudan | 11,882,136 | 820 | L | 32.0 | 49.9 | |
14 | Tanzania | 53,879,957 | 910 | L | 80.4 | 54.2 | |
15 | Uganda | 40,144,870 | 680 | L | 73.8 | 54 | |
16 | Zambia | 16,100,587 | 1560 | LM | 85.1 | 53.7 | |
17 | Zimbabwe | 15,777,451 | 960 | L | 86.9 | 52.1 | |
Average | 24,536,442 | 2295.3 | - | 73.1 | 54.9 | ||
Western Africa | 18 | Benin | 10,575,952 | 870 | L | 38.4 | 52.5 |
19 | Burkina Faso | 18,110,624 | 650 | L | 37.7 | 52.6 | |
20 | Cabo Verde (insular) | 532,913 | 3150 | LM | 88.5 | 64.2 | |
21 | Cote d’Ivoire | 23,108,472 | 1490 | LM | 43.3 | 47 | |
22 | Gambia, The | 1,977,590 | 450 | L | 55.6 | 53.8 | |
23 | Ghana | 27,582,821 | 1470 | LM | 76.6 | 55.3 | |
24 | Guinea | 12,091,533 | 490 | L | 30.5 | 51.7 | |
25 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,770,526 | 610 | L | 59.8 | 51.5 | |
26 | Liberia | 4,499,621 | 380 | L | 47.6 | 52.7 | |
27 | Mali | 17,467,905 | 760 | L | 33.1 | 51.1 | |
28 | Mauritania | 4,182,341 | 1230 | LM | 52.1 | 55.1 | |
29 | Niger | 19,896,965 | 390 | L | 19.1 | 54.2 | |
30 | Nigeria | 181,181,744 | 2870 | LM | 59.6 | 47.7 | |
31 | Senegal | 14,976,994 | 980 | L | 55.6 | 58.3 | |
32 | Sierra Leone | 7,237,025 | 550 | L | 48.4 | 44.4 | |
33 | Togo | 7,416,802 | 540 | L | 66.5 | 52.8 | |
Average | 22,038,114 | 1055 | - | 50.8 | 52.8 | ||
Middle Africa | 34 | Angola | 27,859,305 | 4070 | UM | 71.2 | 45.9 |
35 | Cameroon | 22,834,522 | 1350 | LM | 75.0 | 50.3 | |
36 | Central African Republic | 4,546,100 | 360 | L | 36.8 | 45.9 | |
37 | Chad | 14,009,413 | 880 | L | 40.0 | 46.1 | |
38 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 76,196,619 | 430 | L | 77.2 | 51.8 | |
39 | Congo, Rep. | 4,995,648 | 2350 | LM | 79.3 | 56.6 | |
40 | Equatorial Guinea | 1,175,389 | 9190 | UM | 95.2 | 51.3 | |
41 | Gabon | 1,930,175 | 8010 | UM | 83.2 | 57.2 | |
42 | Sao Tome and Principe (insular) | 195,553 | 1700 | LM | 91.7 | 59 | |
Average | 17,082,525 | 3148.9 | - | 72.2 | 51.6 | ||
Southern Africa | 43 | Botswana | 2,209,197 | 6640 | UM | 88.2 | 56.9 |
44 | Lesotho | 2,174,645 | 1300 | LM | 79.4 | 46.6 | |
45 | Namibia | 2,425,561 | 5260 | UM | 90.8 | 57.5 | |
46 | South Africa | 55,011,977 | 6090 | UM | 94.6 | 54.4 | |
47 | Swaziland | 1,319,011 | 3130 | LM | 87.5 | 50.9 | |
Average | 12,628,078 | 4484 | - | 88.1 | 53.3 | ||
Northern Africa | 48 | Sudan | 38,647,803 | 2000 | LM | 58.6 | 55.9 |