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Top 10 Least Densely-Populated Countries in Africa

Can you name the countries of Africa that have the lowest population density?
Density in people / square kilometer
Based on population as of 2 July 2023
Quiz by Chaddius
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Last updated: July 4, 2023
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First submittedMay 19, 2021
Times taken19,001
Average score70.0%
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Density
Country
3.15
Namibia
3.91
Libya
4.60
Botswana
4.72
Mauritania
9.11
Gabon
Density
Country
9.22
Central African Republic
14.2
Chad
17.9
Republic of the Congo
17.9
South Sudan
18.8
Mali
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Level 34
May 19, 2021
Nice quiz!
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Level 59
May 19, 2021
thx
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Level 34
May 19, 2021
No problem
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Level 70
May 26, 2021
For comparison, the population density of the United States is 94 people per square mile.
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Level 76
Jul 4, 2023
This quiz uses square kilometers, so a better comparison is that the USA is 35 people per square kilometer.
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Level 59
Jul 4, 2023
May I make a Spanish translation?
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Level 59
Jul 9, 2023
Sure
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Level 59
Jul 11, 2023
Here it is:

https://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/1744710/los-paises-africanos-con-menor-densidad-de-poblacion

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Level 66
Jul 4, 2023
If this was not already featured I would nominate it
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Level 50
Jul 11, 2023
Interesting, I'd be curious to know where Algeria sits on this list. It is such a large country, and as far as I know most of the country's population is on the coast.
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Level 68
Jul 12, 2023
Surprised that large saharan countries don't make the list
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Level 76
Jul 12, 2023
Chad, Libya, Mali, Mauritania... Seems to me there are quite a few large Saharan countries on this list.
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Level 57
Jul 14, 2023
Kinda crazy how South Sudan makes the list but not Sudan considering its' geography is pretty similar to Egypt but it has less than half the population and more than double the area
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Level 48
Jul 15, 2023
So Niger did not make it and currently more populated than Mali? Well, that population growth is too much. There are no resources, only sand and stones. Demographic disaster in the making.
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Level 48
Nov 30, 2023
I see, that I wrote this comment 11 days before the 2023 Niger coup. I had some feelings...
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Level 67
Jul 18, 2023
1:09 used
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Level 87
Nov 2, 2023
Didn't realize Algeria packed 'em in so tight -- looks pretty big on the map.