Sudan leads Africa with 14 coup attempts since 1960, Burkina Faso turned 9 of its 10 into takeovers, and 7 of the top 10 are ...

Sub-Saharan Africa holds 563 million of the 655 million people worldwide without electricity, 86% of the global total. In ...

Sudan is the second least peaceful country on Earth, and four of the world's ten least peaceful are African. Nigeria, the ...

Ethiopia fields Africa's largest army with 503,000 active soldiers, ahead of Egypt's 438,500. The top 10 total 2.81 million ...

Sending $200 to Sub-Saharan Africa costs 8.46% on average, $16.92 of every $200. It is the highest price of any region in the ...

Seychelles leads Africa with access to 155 destinations in the Henley Passport Index, October 2026. South Africa is the only ...

The Hutu of Rwanda and Burundi have produced 11 presidents since independence, more than any other African tribe. The Akan ...

Who has the most beautiful women in Africa? Beauty is subjective, so we ranked recognition instead. Our Global Recognition ...

Size alone does not rule Africa. Our first Power Index scores 15 of the continent's biggest ethnic groups on population, ...

Tunisia leads Africa. Its 19-year-old men average 176.9 cm (5 ft 9.6 in). Its women average 161.7 cm. Five of the top 10 are North African: Tunisia, Libya, Morocco, Algeria and Egypt. Senegal has the ...

Gabon is Africa's most urbanized country: 92.1% of its people live in towns and cities, more than twice Egypt's share.