Data for Sub-Saharan Africa, United States 

Social

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day (2017 PPP) (% of population)
Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day (2017 PPP) (% of population)
Most recent value

(2019)

Sub-Saharan Afr...36.7
United States0.2

(2019)

Trend
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Most recent value

(2022)

Sub-Saharan Afr...61
United States77

(2022)

Trend
Population, total
Population, total
Most recent value

(2023)

Sub-Saharan Afr...1.24
United States334,914,895

(2023)

Trend
Population growth (annual %)
Population growth (annual %)
Most recent value

(2023)

Sub-Saharan Afr...2.5
United States0.5

(2023)

Trend
Net migration
Net migration
Most recent value

(2023)

Sub-Saharan Afr...-455,082
United States999,700

(2023)

Trend
Human Capital Index (HCI) (scale 0-1)
Human Capital Index (HCI) (scale 0-1)
Most recent value

(2020)

United States0.7

(2020)

Trend

Economic

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
GDP (current US$)
GDP (current US$)
Most recent value

(2023 trillion)

Sub-Saharan Afr...2.03
United States27.36

(2023 trillion)

Trend
GDP per capita (current US$)
GDP per capita (current US$)
Most recent value

(2023)

Sub-Saharan Afr...1,636.8
United States81,695.2

(2023)

Trend
GDP growth (annual %)
GDP growth (annual %)
Most recent value

(2023)

Sub-Saharan Afr...3.0
United States2.5

(2023)

Trend
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
Most recent value

(2023)

Sub-Saharan Afr...6.0
United States3.6

(2023)

Trend
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
Most recent value

(2023)

Sub-Saharan Afr...7.1
United States4.1

(2023)

Trend
Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)
Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)
Most recent value

(2023)

Sub-Saharan Afr...2.6
United States0.0

(2023)

Trend

Environment

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita)
CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita)
Most recent value

(2020)

Sub-Saharan Afr...0.7
United States13.0

(2020)

Trend
Forest area (% of land area)
Forest area (% of land area)
Most recent value

(2021)

Sub-Saharan Afr...26.1
United States33.9

(2021)

Trend
Access to electricity (% of population)
Access to electricity (% of population)
Most recent value

(2022)

Sub-Saharan Afr...51.4
United States100.0

(2022)

Trend
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)
Most recent value

(2020)

Sub-Saharan Afr...3
United States16

(2020)

Trend
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total)
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total)
Most recent value

(2015)

Sub-Saharan Afr...2.4
United States7.4

(2015)

Trend
People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)
People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)
Most recent value

(2022)

Sub-Saharan Afr...26
United States97

(2022)

Trend

Institutions

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)
Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)
Most recent value

(2021)

Sub-Saharan Afr...14
United States7

(2021)

Trend
Central government debt, total (% of GDP)
Central government debt, total (% of GDP)
Most recent value

(2022)

United States110.4

(2022)

Trend
Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score (scale 0-100)
Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score (scale 0-100)
Most recent value

(2022)

United States92.8

(2022)

Trend
Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
Most recent value

(2021)

Sub-Saharan Afr...36
United States92

(2021)

Trend
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Most recent value

(2023)

Sub-Saharan Afr...27
United States29

(2023)

Trend
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)
Most recent value

(2022)

Sub-Saharan Afr...1.7
United States1.5

(2022)

Trend
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Sub-Saharan Africa

  • Angola
  • Benin
  • Botswana
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Cabo Verde
  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Comoros
  • Congo, Dem. Rep.
  • Congo, Rep.
  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Eritrea
  • Eswatini
  • Ethiopia
  • Gabon
  • Gambia, The
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Kenya
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Mauritius
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Rwanda
  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Senegal
  • Seychelles
  • Sierra Leone
  • Somalia
  • South Africa
  • South Sudan
  • Sudan
  • Tanzania
  • Togo
  • Uganda
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe