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For our list, we've defined 'least developed countries in Africa' as ones with low human development and GDP per Capita.

Africa (33): Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, ...

Africa (33): Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, ...

AfricaEdit · Gambia · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Lesotho · Liberia · Madagascar · Malawi · Mali.

Six countries have graduated from least developed country status: Botswana in December 1994 Cabo Verde in December 2007 Maldives in January 2011 Samoa in January 2014 Equatorial Guinea in June 2017 Vanuatu in December 2020 The CDP has recommended graduation from the LDC category for several countries in the past.

Democratic Republic of Congo: Has a human development index of 0.480. Malawi: Has a human development index of 0.483.

Jan 21, 2022 · Most of the least developed countries in Africa are in West and East Africa, with the former having a total of 12 countries represented on the list and the latter 11 countries. Although the number of countries profiled as LDCs in Central and Southern Africa (except for South Africa) are lower, this does not necessarily suggest that they are ...

The following 46 countries were still listed as least developed countries by the UN as of November 2021: Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos ...

Since 1971, when the least developed countries (LDCs) category was created by the United Nations, sub-Saharan African countries have ...

Least developed countries (LDCs) are low-income countries confronting severe structural impediments to sustainable development. They are highly vulnerable to economic and environmental shocks...

In recent years, two countries from the continent, Botswana and Cape Verde, have graduated out of the category. Analysts say others (including Angola and ...

The table below presents the latest Human Development Index (HDI) for countries in Africa as included in the United Nations Development Programme's Human Development Report, released on 8 September 2022 and based on data collected in 2021. [1] Almost all African UN member states, are included in the report.

Ethiopia is a landlocked mountainous country in northeastern Africa. Capital city is Addis Ababa; spoken languages are Oromo, Amharic (official), Somali and ...