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REGIONAL PROFILE

Western Africa

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Population465.4m2025 · 16/16 countries · WDI
Sum of values
Life expectancy58.7 yrs2024 · 16/16 countries · WDI
Population-weighted mean
GDP718.5bn $2025 · 16/16 countries · WDI
Sum of values
Access to electricity60.3 %2024 · 16/16 countries · WDI
Population-weighted mean

Countries in the region

CountryPopulationYearSource
Benin14.8m2025World Bank WDI
Burkina Faso24.1m2025World Bank WDI
Cabo Verde527.3k2025World Bank WDI
Côte d’Ivoire32.7m2025World Bank WDI
Ghana35.1m2025World Bank WDI
Guinea15.1m2025World Bank WDI
Guinea-Bissau2.2m2025World Bank WDI
Liberia5.7m2025World Bank WDI
Mali25.2m2025World Bank WDI
Mauritania5.3m2025World Bank WDI
Niger27.9m2025World Bank WDI
Nigeria237.5m2025World Bank WDI
Senegal18.9m2025World Bank WDI
Sierra Leone8.8m2025World Bank WDI
The Gambia2.8m2025World Bank WDI
Togo8.6m2025World Bank WDI
Africa Intelligence · Public data, actual years, no imputation.