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Population, income, human development, passport ranking and peace index for each African country. Sort and filter the list.

54 countries, 5 territories, 1 other places · 1,548,653,414

one billion five hundred forty-eight million six hundred fifty-three thousand four hundred fourteen people in Africa

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#1

Population 122,730

GDP p/c $18,479

#2

Population 1,243,741

GDP p/c $12,977

#3

Population 2,593,130

#4

Southern Africa

Population 2,562,122

#5

Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea

Population 1,938,431

#6

Southern Africa

Population 64,747,319

#7

Northern Africa

Population 47,435,312

#8

Northern Africa

Population 7,458,555

#9

Cabo Verde (Cape Verde)

Cabo Verde (Cape Verde)

Population 527,326

#10

Southern Africa

Population 3,092,816

#11

Northern Africa

Population 38,430,770

#12

Northern Africa

Population 12,348,573

#13

Southern Africa

Population 1,256,174

#14

Population 1,184,076

#15

Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe

Population 240,254

#16

Population 39,040,039

#17

Northern Africa

Population 118,365,995

#18

Population 35,064,272

#19

Population 16,950,795

#20

Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)

Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)

Population 32,711,547

#21

Population 5,315,065

#22

Population 57,532,493

#23

Population 6,484,437

#24

Population 29,879,337

#25

Population 18,931,966

#26

Population 882,847

#27

Population 15,099,727

#28

Population 14,814,460

#29

Population 51,384,894

#30

Population 21,913,874

#31

Population 2,249,515

#32

United Republic of Tanzania

United Republic of Tanzania

Population 70,545,865

#33

Population 237,527,782

#34

Population 8,591,626

#35

Southern Africa

Population 2,363,325

#36

Population 25,198,821

#37

Population 21,003,705

#38

Population 14,569,341

#39

Population 24,074,580

#40

Population 135,472,051

#41

Population 5,731,206

#42

Population 2,822,093

#43

Population 8,819,794

#44

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Population 112,832,473

#45

Northern Africa

Population 51,662,147

#46

Population 19,654,739

#47

Population 27,917,831

#48

Population 22,216,120

#49

Population 35,631,653

#50

Population 32,740,678

#51

Central African Republic

Central African Republic

Population 5,513,282

#52

Population 3,607,003

#53

Population 14,390,003

#54

Population 12,188,788

British Indian Ocean Territory

British Indian Ocean Territory

French Southern Territories

French Southern Territories

Population 316,015

Population 874,883

Population 5,289

Northern Africa

Population 579,729