54 countries in Africa, 2023. Unit: years. World ranking →
Across 54 countries in Africa, the highest value is in South Africa (11.6 yrs) and the lowest in Niger (1.4 yrs).
The median country is at 6.0 yrs: half are above, half below.
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 11.6 | |
| 2 | Seychelles | 11.2 | |
| 3 | Botswana | 10.5 | |
| 4 | Egypt | 10.1 | |
| 5 | Mauritius | 10.1 | |
| 6 | Gabon | 9.7 | |
| 7 | Zimbabwe | 8.9 | |
| 8 | Eswatini | 8.7 | |
| 9 | Kenya | 8.6 | |
| 10 | Republic of the Congo | 8.3 | |
| 11 | Equatorial Guinea | 8.3 | |
| 12 | Libya | 7.8 | |
| 13 | Lesotho | 7.7 | |
| 14 | Tunisia | 7.6 | |
| 15 | Nigeria | 7.6 | |
| 16 | Algeria | 7.4 | |
| 17 | Zambia | 7.4 | |
| 18 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 7.4 | |
| 19 | Namibia | 7.3 | |
| 20 | Ghana | 7.1 | |
| 21 | Cameroon | 6.6 | |
| 22 | Uganda | 6.3 | |
| 23 | Morocco | 6.2 | |
| 24 | Liberia | 6.2 | |
| 25 | Cabo Verde | 6.1 | |
| 26 | Tanzania | 6.1 | |
| 27 | Comoros | 6.0 | |
| 28 | São Tomé and Principe | 6.0 | |
| 29 | Angola | 6.0 | |
| 30 | Togo | 5.9 | |
| 31 | South Sudan | 5.7 | |
| 32 | Malawi | 5.2 | |
| 33 | Eritrea | 5.1 | |
| 34 | Rwanda | 4.9 | |
| 35 | Côte d'Ivoire | 4.9 | |
| 36 | Mauritania | 4.9 | |
| 37 | The Gambia | 4.7 | |
| 38 | Madagascar | 4.6 | |
| 39 | Mozambique | 4.6 | |
| 40 | Central African Republic | 4.0 | |
| 41 | Sudan | 4.0 | |
| 42 | Djibouti | 4.0 | |
| 43 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.7 | |
| 44 | Sierra Leone | 3.5 | |
| 45 | Burundi | 3.5 | |
| 46 | Benin | 3.2 | |
| 47 | Senegal | 2.9 | |
| 48 | Guinea | 2.5 | |
| 49 | Ethiopia | 2.4 | |
| 50 | Chad | 2.3 | |
| 51 | Burkina Faso | 2.3 | |
| 52 | Somalia | 1.9 | |
| 53 | Mali | 1.6 | |
| 54 | Niger | 1.4 |
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