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| Countries ranking based on population (2011) | ||||||||||
| # | Country | Region | Land Area | Population Density | Population | Population Capital | Birthrate | Deathrate | Migration | Literacy |
| 1 | Nigeria | Western Africa | 904.235 (km²) | 142,7 | 146.255.000 | 1.857.000 | 40,43 | 16,94 | 0,26 | 68% |
| 2 | Ghana | Western Africa | 231.730 (km²) | 93,6 | 23.383.000 | 2.269.000 | 30,52 | 9,72 | -0,64 | 74,8% |
| 3 | Ivory Coast | Western Africa | 320.329 (km²) | 54,8 | 20.180.000 | 808.000 | 35,11 | 14,84 | -0,07 | 50,9% |
| 4 | Burkina Faso | Western Africa | 275.747 (km²) | 50,7 | 15.265.000 | 1.777.000 | 45,62 | 15,6 | 0 | 26,6% |
| 5 | Niger | Western Africa | 1.157.232 (km²) | 9,9 | 14.752.000 | 1.004.000 | 50,73 | 20,91 | -0,67 | 17,6% |
| 6 | Senegal | Western Africa | 196.151 (km²) | 61,1 | 13.343.000 | 2.777.000 | 32,78 | 9,42 | 0,2 | 40,2% |
| 7 | Mali | Western Africa | 1.248.137 (km²) | 9,5 | 12.324.000 | 1.628.000 | 49,82 | 16,89 | -0,33 | 46,4% |
| 8 | Guinea | Western Africa | 245.860 (km²) | 39,4 | 9.807.000 | 1.597.000 | 41,76 | 15,48 | -3,06 | 35,9% |
| 9 | Benin | Western Africa | 115.828 (km²) | 69,8 | 8.533.000 | 276.000 | 38,85 | 12,22 | 0 | 40,9% |
| 10 | Sierra Leone | Western Africa | 72.616 (km²) | 83,7 | 6.295.000 | 875.000 | 45,76 | 23,03 | 0 | 31,4% |
| 11 | Togo | Western Africa | 57.277 (km²) | 97,7 | 5.859.000 | 1.593.000 | 37,01 | 9,83 | 0 | 60,9% |
| 12 | Liberia | Western Africa | 96 (km²) | 27,3 | 3.335.000 | 882.000 | 44,77 | 23,1 | 0 | 57,5% |
| 13 | Mauritania | Western Africa | 1.036.905 (km²) | 3,1 | 3.055.000 | 709.000 | 40,99 | 12,16 | 0 | 41,7% |
| 14 | Gambia | Western Africa | 10.838 (km²) | 145,3 | 1.735.000 | 436.000 | 39,37 | 12,25 | 1,57 | 40,1% |
| 15 | Guinea-Bissau | Western Africa | 34.106 (km²) | 39,9 | 1.503.000 | 302.000 | 37,22 | 16,53 | -1,57 | 42,4% |
| 16 | Cape Verde | Western Africa | 4.072 (km²) | 104,4 | 427.000 | 125.000 | 24,87 | 6,55 | -12,07 | 76,6% |
| 17 | Saint Helena | Western Africa | 127 (km²) | 18,2 | 8.000 | 1.000 | 12,13 | 6,53 | 0 | 97% |
| 18 | Ivory Coast | Western Africa | 320.329 (km²) | 54,8 | 20.180.000 | 808.000 | 35,11 | 14,84 | -0,07 | 50,9% |
| Totals: ($m) | Population | Population Capital | ||||||||
| 306.239.000 | 19.724.000.000 | |||||||||
* GDP data is calculated in 1990 International Geary-Khamis dollars. Data from Thomson ONE Banker, Thomson Reuters Datastream, Fortune 500, Financial Times 500 and individual companies, general country, GDI and population data from UN. Historical event data is provided by: Histography.com