Facts in Q&A format

The country’s GDP per capita (nominal gross domestic product divided by the mid-year population as per World Bank estimates) was US$2,085 in 2021 ...

The average price paid by consumers for Premium Motor Spirit (Petrol) for August 2022 was N189.46, indicating a 14.89% increase when compared to the value recorded in August 2021 (N164.91). ...

The per capita consumption of alcohol in South Africa is 11 litres. This ranks in the top 20 per-capita alcohol consumptions worldwide for individuals drinking alcohol and is the highest consumption in Africa. ...

As of 9 October 2022, a total of 80,602,232 vaccine doses have been administered. This works out to 37.7 doses per 100 people, against a world average of 162 doses per 100 people. ...

To date 1.3 million students in Ghana have benefited from a free senior high school social intervention programme rolled out by the government in 2017. The programme, Free Senior High School (SHS), is meant to extend guaranteed access to free quality education for all children of school-going age fr...

About 8.5 million people in the country are HIV positive. This is according to Statistics SA’s 2022 mid-year population estimates report. ...

The total number of laboratory-confirmed cases stood at 4,011,657 as of 31 Aug 2022. The World Health Organization (WHO) keeps a tally of global confirmed Covid-19 cases, which is updated daily.You can find the numbers per country here and here. ...

Yes. Messina Hospital is situated in Musina in the Limpopo province. ...

A recommended police-to-population ratio is difficult to determine as it would depend on the state of peace and order in any given location, population density and the actual demands of the service in a particular area. Mark Shaw, director of the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Cri...