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20 Fantastic Infographics On Africa

Africa is the second largest and also the second most populous continent in the world after Asia and consists of a total of 52 countries. Algeria is the largest African nation in terms of the area and Nigeria is the largest country of Africa when it comes to its population. Africa is known for its poor nations and internal conflicts but is slowly emerging out as a modern country with an increasing GDP. Let’s find out some more stats and facts about this continent.

 

1. Work Satisfaction In Middle East And North Africa

79.7% in these areas believe that they have very meaningful jobs while 57.5% people feel challenged in their jobs.42.1% people in Middle east and North Africa are not satisfied with their jobs and 60.8% think that they are not well compensated at their jobs.39.3% feel that they get stressed due to their jobs.

Work satisfaction in Middle East and North Africa

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2. Who’s Who On LinkedIn In South Africa

The total number of LinkedIn users from South Africa is 1099134 of these; most belong to Finance, governmental jobs, recreational jobs, Hi-tech jobs, agricultural jobs and corporate sector.  Some other job sectors on LinkedIn in South Africa are administrative, sales, engineering, consultant, information technology and finance etc.

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3. The Unleaded Truth Of South Africa’s Fuel Companies

Sasol, which is one of South Africa’s leading fuel companies earned a profit of $472 Billion in 2012 while BP earned a profit of $11816 Billion in the year 2012.Engen is yet another fuel company of South Africa which earned a profit of $2191 Billion in 2012.

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4. Africa And The EU

Africa remains the top recipient of EU official development assistance (ODA) over the past 10 years and in 2010, Africa received $47.9 Billion.

Africa and the EU

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 5. Christmas Celebration In Africa

The top Christmas holiday destinations in Africa are South Africa, Morocco, Egypt, Mauritius and Zimbabwe. When it comes to the famous Christmas food in Africa, some foods which need a mention are Nyama Choma, Christmas Turkey, Okra soup, South Africa mince pie ice cream etc. the best African markets include Maasai market in Nairobi and Moroccon Berber market in Morocco.

 Christmas celebration in Africa

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6. South Africa’s Internet Usage

South Africa has a slower average download speed than Zimbabwe and Uganda. Infact it ranks 124th when it comes to internet download speed. It is a fact that 20012275 South Africans use the internet while globally, 41% of all men are online compared to the 37% of all women.

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7. Crisis In The Horn Of Africa

Drought in the Horn of Africa along with the conflict in Somalia is affecting more than 13 Million lives Dadaab is the 3rd largest city in Kenya and the world’s largest refugee camp as well.  There are about 640000 malnourished children in Somalia.

Crisis in the horn of Africa

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8. Bakkie Sales In South Africa

In South Africa, a pickup truck or a utility truck is called a Bakkie. Every 1 in 5 new cars is a Bakkie and the percentage of light delivery vehicles as compared to passenger cars is maximum in South Africa as compared to other countries.

Bakkie sales in South Africa

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9. Business Is Booming In Africa

South African countries are some of the poorest countries in the world but the outlook is slowing improving and things like the average illiteracy rate has decreased for good. Energy production, enrollment in schools etc are some figures which have been improving in this part of the world.

 Business is booming in Africa

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 10. South Africa’s Big Retailers

Some of the top retailers of South Africa are Top Shop, Pick n Pay, Checkers, Shoprite, Pep and Edgars etc. Pick n Pay had more ads than Checkers but it had spent less than Checkers.

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11. Giant Of Africa: Nigeria vs. South Africa

The Population of Nigeria is pretty more than of South Africa and there has always been a competition between the two countries in terms of economy, natural resources, communications, transportation, military etc. The final verdict is that South Africa gets the title of the giant of Africa.

11. Giant of Africa Nigeria vs. South Africa

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12. Africa Mobile

There is 55% mobile penetration in Africa and it is also the fourth highest region for the number of mobile subscriptions. Africa and Middle East are the fastest growing in terms of Smartphone ownership and around 33% population of Africa uses m-commerce.

Africa Mobile

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13. South Africa’s Learners

South Africa’s 2011 70% National Senior Certificate Exam(NSCE) pass was highly praised and was considered as an evidence of progress towards high enrollment in higher education. But there is a flip side to it and this is the fact that only about 1% publicly educated South African will attain a University degree.

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14. Africa And Asia Pacific Regions Need To Grow Rapidly

As of April 2011, 35028855492 were the monthly mobile advertising impressions on the InMobi networks and there has been a growth of 11% in mobile impressions over the past 3 months. Apple iPhone lead the way when it comes to handset share of impressions.

Africa and Asia Pacific regions need to grow rapidly

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15. North Africa Facebook Demographics

In North Africa, Egypt has the maximum number of Facebook users followed by Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria and Libya. In all of these 5 countries, there are more male Facebook users than females.

North Africa Facebook demographics

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 16. The State Of Entrepreneurship In South Africa

In terms of doing business, South Africa ranks 35th and scored well in areas such as cost of starting up a business, dealing with construction permits, getting credit and protecting investors. It is a fact that those aged between 35 years and 44 years make the largest contributions when it comes to entrepreneurship.

The state of entrepreneurship in South Africa

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17. Hiring Practices In Middle East And North Africa

74.6% employers believe that they were willing to hire candidates who were more skilled, qualified and capable than themselves and 59.6% said that they would hire a candidate who was older than themselves. Infact 28.8% said that ambition and drive were the most important things which mattered while making a hiring decision. 70% believed that following up was very essential.

Hiring practices in Middle East and North Africa

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18. Internet In Africa

Africa represents 7% of the world’s total internet users while some of the top Interne countries in Africa are Nigeria, Egypt, Morocco, Kenya, South Africa and Sudan. Infact Africa is one of the fastest growing in terms of internet connectivity.

Internet in Africa

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19. Mobile In South Africa

Out of the respondents who took a survey related to mobile usage, 52% were women while the rest were men.  5% of the subscribers joined their current network within the last 12 months while 95% have remained with their current network for an average of 4.2 years.

Mobile in South Africa

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20. Facebook In Middle East And North Africa

In North Africa and Middle East, there are about 21 new Facebook registrations per minute and out of all users, 65% are males.  The top fastest moving brands on Facebook are Mobinil, Almarai, Samsung Egypt, Vodafone Egypt, Emirates, Nokia Egypt and 7UP Egypt.

Facebook in Middle East and North Africa

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Categories : Featured | Published by : graphs | Date : Jan 21, 2014
Tags: africa and eu, bakkie sales in south africa, business is booming in africa, christmas celebrations in africa, crisis in the horn of africa, entrepreneurship in south africa, facebook in north africa, giant of africa, hiring practices in africa, internet usage in south africa, linkedin in south africa, mobile in africa, south africa’s big retailers, south africa’s fuel companies, south africa’s learners, work satisfaction in north africa

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