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Wednesday, September 16, 2026
72°F5:29 PM CT · Omaha

The Metric Sun-Times

All the data that’s fit to query.

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

The Metric Sun-Times

All the data that’s fit to query.

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Nine African Economies Have Doubled

In nine African countries, average incomes have more than doubled since 1990. Extreme poverty and child mortality fell with them.

In nine African countries, average incomes have more than doubled since 1990. Extreme poverty and child mortality fell with them.

GDP per capita, 1990 = 100. Our World in Data. CC BY.

Growth is mixed across the continent. Some countries went backwards. These nine did not. Our World in Data tracks GDP per capita adjusted for prices and living costs: in each of the nine, average incomes more than doubled since 1990. Living standards moved with the line. The other story is still there. This is the one that rarely makes the jump.

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