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title: "Africa Development Detailed Tables"
description: "Return to the full report → Burkina Faso Ethiopia Ghana Kenya Nigeria Senegal South Arica Tanzania Uganda % % % % % % % % % Very big problem Crime 86 59 84 71 83 87 79 80 69 Energy shortages, such as electricity blackouts or fuel scarcity 64 71 94 33 77 67 72 […]"
date: "2015-09-15"
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url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2015/09/15/africa-development-detailed-tables/"
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# Africa Development Detailed Tables

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|  | Burkina Faso | Ethiopia | Ghana | Kenya | Nigeria | Senegal | South Arica | Tanzania | Uganda |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |

|  | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % |
****
| Very big problem |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Crime | 86 | 59 | 84 | 71 | 83 | 87 | 79 | 80 | 69 |

| Energy shortages, such as electricity blackouts or fuel scarcity | 64 | 71 | 94 | 33 | 77 | 67 | 72 | 72 | 70 |

| Food shortages | 88 | 50 | 60 | 53 | 69 | 85 | 56 | 64 | 63 |

| Government corruption | 70 | n/a | 88 | 74 | 86 | 71 | 78 | 92 | 82 |

| Lack of access to clean toilets | 46 | 51 | 65 | 33 | 57 | 62 | 54 | 65 | 62 |

| Lack of clean drinking water | 90 | 65 | 76 | 45 | 69 | 90 | 55 | 77 | 77 |

| Lack of employment opportunities | 88 | 66 | 92 | 75 | 83 | 92 | 79 | 92 | 89 |

| Too few citizens participating in politics | 32 | 37 | 41 | 25 | 54 | 39 | 50 | 52 | 34 |

| Pollution and other forms of environmental damage | 50 | 40 | 64 | 36 | 65 | 62 | 55 | 61 | 44 |

| Poor health care | 89 | 54 | 90 | 51 | 81 | 89 | 57 | 88 | 82 |

| Poor infrastructure, such as roads and bridges | 65 | 48 | 78 | 46 | 72 | 66 | 57 | 73 | 65 |

| Poor quality schools | 77 | 49 | 87 | 63 | 87 | 87 | 61 | 87 | 81 |

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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| Most important priority for our country |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Education | 11 | 15 | 23 | 28 | 23 | 14 | 29 | 29 | 19 |

| Supply of energy, such as electricity or petrol | 0 | 14 | 21 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 3 |

| Agriculture and the supply of food | 18 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 11 |

| Government effectiveness, such as reducing corruption | 0 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 15 |

| Health care | 66 | 38 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 56 | 16 | 45 | 44 |

| Infrastructure, such as roads and bridges | 3 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 |

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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| Confident that __ will help solve major problems in our country |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Domestic companies | 60 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 73 | 71 | 69 | 79 | 63 |

| Foreign companies doing business in our country | 52 | 58 | 70 | 67 | 68 | 58 | 58 | 67 | 60 |

| Foreign aid organizations, such as the United Nations | 65 | 66 | 76 | 74 | 70 | 68 | 59 | 76 | 81 |

| Naitonal government | 69 | n/a | 60 | 80 | 86 | 81 | 68 | 83 | 76 |

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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| Government is run for the benefit of all or for the benefit of a few groups |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Benefit of a few | 31 | n/a | 67 | 53 | 61 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 58 |

| Benefit of all | 65 | n/a | 32 | 46 | 36 | 39 | 30 | 38 | 42 |

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
****
| Rather have lower taxes even with fewer government services or higher taxes so the government can provide more services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Lower taxes, even with fewer government services | 46 | 19 | 42 | 54 | 38 | 34 | 30 | 43 | 52 |

| Higher taxes so the government can provide more services | 39 | 77 | 53 | 42 | 47 | 60 | 41 | 49 | 45 |

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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| Impression of foreign aid received |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| A lot of aid | 37 | 36 | 40 | 32 | 39 | 41 | 22 | 41 | 36 |

| Some aid | 29 | 36 | 30 | 37 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 26 |

| Very little aid | 25 | 9 | 20 | 24 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 28 |

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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| Perception of amount of aid needed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| More aid | 85 | 49 | 68 | 73 | 59 | 89 | 26 | 67 | 85 |

| About the same amount of aid as now | 6 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 6 |

| Less aid | 5 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 6 |

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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| __ describes programs funded by foreign aid organizations well |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Effective | 57 | 69 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 62 | 58 | 68 | 66 |

| Benefit people in need | 26 | 75 | 68 | 70 | 60 | 41 | 49 | 53 | 60 |

| Corrupt | 58 | 40 | 43 | 60 | 53 | 33 | 40 | 70 | 60 |

| Inefficient | 37 | 47 | 38 | 52 | 51 | 29 | 41 | 54 | 45 |

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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| Foreign companies in the [mining/oil and petrol] industry have a __ impact on the country |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Negative | 32 | 11 | 36 | 20 | 13 | 22 | 29 | 33 | 23 |

| Positive | 63 | 66 | 59 | 77 | 74 | 62 | 53 | 58 | 71 |

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
****
| __ describes foreign companies in the [mining/oil and petrol] industry well |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| Ruin the environment | 69 | 36 | 76 | 67 | 71 | 45 | 58 | 61 | 59 |

| Mines/oil rigs are unsafe for workers | 62 | 34 | 61 | 53 | 54 | 34 | 48 | 51 | 51 |

| Don't pay their share of taxes | 22 | 33 | 50 | 48 | 50 | 19 | 45 | 37 | 48 |

| Contribute to country's economic growth | 59 | 73 | 58 | 82 | 68 | 58 | 57 | 59 | 80 |

| Provide jobs for local workers | 67 | 72 | 68 | 83 | 67 | 56 | 59 | 59 | 74 |