Statistics - Africa

Question 1

How many countries are in Africa?

Answer 1

54

Question 2

How many African countries are least developed in the world?

Answer 2

34 out of 54

Question 3

How many in Namibia are living in absolute poverty?

Answer 3

29%

Question 4

What is the average life expectancy in Namibia?

Answer 4

51

Question 5

How much does Africa owe in debt?

Answer 5

$400bn (3/4 GDP) in 2004

Question 6

How much does Africa pay back a year in debt?

Answer 6

$14bn

Question 7

How much does Angola spend on loan repayments and healthcare?

Answer 7

7% GDP loan repayments, 2% GDP healthcare

Question 8

When did debt cancellation happen?

Answer 8

2005

Question 9

What did countries do after debt cancellation?

Answer 9

Zambia introduced primary healthcare, Ghana introduced free early education

Question 10

How much did Zambia borrow again?

Answer 10

2011 owed $1.4bn, now owe $7bn

Question 11

What was Africas world share of trade, what is it now?

Answer 11

6% in 1980s, 3% now

Question 12

What percentage of farmers are in cash crop industry?

Answer 12

40%

Question 13

What company grows cash crops?

Answer 13

Mosanto

Question 14

How much agricultural land has Mozambique leased?

Answer 14

1/5

Question 15

How much money would Africa earn if regain trade?

Answer 15

Earn $70bn by regaining 1% of world trade

Question 16

How many countries in active or recently ended conflict?

Answer 16

Nearly half of 54 countries

Question 17

How many died in Sudan?

Answer 17

2 million

Question 18

How many died in Congo civil war?

Answer 18

5 million

Question 19

How much does civil war cost?

Answer 19

$18bn a year, $300bn over 15 years

Question 20

When was the Ivory Coast conflict

Answer 20

2011

Question 21

What countries were affected in 2011 Ivory Coast conflict?

Answer 21

Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger

Question 22

How much revenue did Mali and Burkina Faso lose? In what time?

Answer 22

Both lost $30m in first three months

Question 23

How many African countries have universal healthcare?

Answer 23

None

Question 24

What does UK spend on health?

Answer 24

£110bn (10% GDP)

Question 25

What does Nigeria, Kenya, Ethiopia spend on health?

Answer 25

4-6% GDP

Question 26

What country has highest prevalence of HIV/AIDs

Answer 26

Swaziland

Question 27

How many in Sub-Saharan Africa without access to clean water?

Answer 27

319 million