Guides: African Studies Research Guide: Statistics on African Countries

Statistics on African Countries

World Development Indicators This link opens in a new window
Published by the World Bank, WDI provides access to more than 600 development indicators, with time series for 208 countries and 18 country groups from 1960 to 2005, where data are available.
Dates Covered: 1960-
Access note: Freely available to the public.
Demographic and Health Surveys This link opens in a new window
Collects data to monitor and evaluate population, health and nutrition programs. Surveys provide information on family planning, maternal and child health, child survival, HIV/AIDS/sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and reproductive health.

International Data Base (IDB): US Census Bureau
Basic demographic and socioeconomic data for almost every country in the world.
NationMaster.com
Extracts facts and figures from sources such as the CIA Factbook and allows users to generate graphs by category for easy comparison.
Penn World Table
Provides purchasing power parity and national income accounts converted to international prices for 168 countries for some or all of the years 1950-2004.