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GDP per capita

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

Cabo Verde leads at $5,796; Niger is lowest at $775 — a 7.5× gap.

Which contrast on the map deserves an explanation?

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A national average cannot show income distribution within a country.

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.

Which country would you examine first?

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How countries compare with the regional mean

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

The median and mean answer different questions.

Why do the mean and median differ here?

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1. West Africa GDP per capita · 2025
2. How countries compare with the regional mean
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4. GDP per capita
5. What GDP per capita leaves out

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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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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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