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Statistics About The Most Advanced African Countries
The most advanced African countries exhibit strong economic growth, high levels of technological innovation, and well-developed infrastructure compared to their counterparts on the continent.
In this post, we highlight the notable advancements and achievements of various African countries across different sectors. From South Africa’s high Human Development Index score to Mauritius’ reputation for business ease, and from Seychelles’ prosperity to Libya’s impressive literacy rate, these statistics provide a glimpse into the diverse strengths and capabilities of different nations on the African continent.
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"South Africa is one of the most advanced countries in Africa scoring 63.10 on the Human Development Index (HDI)."
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"Mauritius holds the rank as the easiest African country to do business in according to the World Bank’s Doing Business 2020 report."
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"Seychelles is the richest country in Africa, it has a GDP per capita of $16,332."
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"Libya has the highest literacy rate in Africa at 91%."
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"Tunisia is one of Africa's leading countries in terms of telecommunications infrastructure, with widespread availability of broadband internet."
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"Gabon has the highest urbanization rate in Africa with more than 89% of its population living in urban areas."
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"Kenya is considered Africa's 'Silicon Savannah' due to it hosting a thriving tech scene."
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"Egypt is a leader in Africa for attracting Foreign Direct Investment, pulling in $9 billion in 2018."
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"Nigeria’s entertainment industry (Nollywood) is the second largest globally in terms of output, contributing about $7.2 billion to the GDP in 2020."
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"Algeria has one of the largest military forces in Africa and the largest defence budget on the continent."
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"Ethiopia is Africa's leading coffee producer, contributing about 3% to the global coffee market."
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"Botswana has Africa's longest continuous multi-party democracy."
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"Namibia has the most free press in Africa according to the 2020 World Press Freedom Index."
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"Morocco has the highest road coverage in Africa, with over 180,000km of roads."
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"With around 1,981 scientists per million people, Tunisia leads Africa in terms of researchers."
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"South Africa's Cape Town was named the best African city for start-ups in the Global Start-up Ecosystem Index 2020."
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"Mauritius is the most peaceful country in Africa according to the Global Peace Index 2020."
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"Rwanda achieved a life expectancy of 68.7 years in 2018, the highest life expectancy in East Africa."
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"Equatorial Guinea has the highest level of healthcare spending per capita in Africa."
