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GDP per capita · regional finding

The development: Lowest GDP per capita: Niger $775 (2025).

What the evidence says: A single national observation does not explain causes or household experience.

Question to watch: What local evidence would explain this national pattern?

GDP per capita · 2025

The development: Compare available West African country observations.

What the evidence says: National values do not show differences within countries.

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Highest GDP per capita

The development: Highest GDP per capita: Cabo Verde $5,796 (2025).

What the evidence says: One figure, one country, one year. Source: World Bank WDI.

Question to watch: Which of these gaps matters most for your country?

GDP per capita 2025

The development: GDP per capita 2025: where does your country sit?

What the evidence says: Five classed ranges, with the number of countries in each. Lowest Niger $775 · highest Cabo Verde $5,796.

Question to watch: Which of these gaps matters most for your country?

GDP per capita · key figures

The development: Sixteen countries. A $1,833 unweighted mean and a 7.5× range.

What the evidence says: The country average does not show within-country income distribution.

Question to watch: How has the gap changed over the past decade?

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The distribution

The development: Sixteen countries; the median is $1,304 and the mean is $1,833.

What the evidence says: Flags identify countries; orange marks above the regional mean and teal marks below it.

Question to watch: Which countries set the range?

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How countries compare with the regional mean

The development: current US$ · 2025 · Fixed class edges, so years can be compared directly.

What the evidence says: The median and mean answer different questions.

Question to watch: Why do the mean and median differ here?

Reading the GDP per capita map

The development: A national average cannot show income distribution within a country.

What the evidence says: Values are current US dollars per person for 2025. Fixed class edges support comparison across years; they do not measure household income or purchasing power.

Question to watch: Which country would you examine first?

GDP per capita

The development: current US$ · 2025 · Fixed class edges, so years can be compared directly.

What the evidence says: Cabo Verde leads at $5,796; Niger is lowest at $775 — a 7.5× gap.

Question to watch: Which contrast on the map deserves an explanation?

What GDP per capita leaves out

The development: current US$ · 2025 · Fixed class edges, so years can be compared directly.

What the evidence says: The 16-country mean is not population-weighted.

Question to watch: What does this comparison leave out?

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