Countries with national statistical legislation exists that complies in Western Africa

Western Africa: Countries with national statistical legislation exists that complies was 13 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
13
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
10th
of 32 groups
All-time high
13
in 2023
All-time low
10
in 2019
Years of data
7
2019–2025

Countries with national statistical legislation exists that complies in Western Africa, 2019–2025

0510152019202220252019: 102020: 102021: 112022: 112023: 132024: 132025: 13

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

Western Africa recorded 13 for countries with national statistical legislation exists that complies in 2025. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of up 30.0% over ten years.

That places Western Africa 10th out of 32 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

Countries with national statistical legislation exists that complies in Western Africa, year by year

Annual values for Countries with national statistical legislation exists that complies with the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics (1 = YES; 0 = NO) in Western Africa, 2019 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2019 10
2020 10 +0.0%
2021 11 +10.0%
2022 11 +0.0%
2023 13 +18.2%
2024 13 +0.0%
2025 13 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 10 10 10 1
2020s 11.83 10 13 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is countries with national statistical legislation exists that complies in Western Africa?
Countries with national statistical legislation exists that complies in Western Africa was 13 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest countries with national statistical legislation exists that complies recorded in Western Africa?
The highest recorded value was 13 in 2023.
What is the lowest countries with national statistical legislation exists that complies recorded in Western Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 10 in 2019.
How does Western Africa rank for countries with national statistical legislation exists that complies?
Western Africa ranks 10th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
Is countries with national statistical legislation exists that complies rising or falling in Western Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Western Africa data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Countries with national statistical legislation exists that complies with the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics (1 = YES; 0 = NO). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Countries with national statistical legislation exists that complies with the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics (1 = YES; 0 = NO)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
212 places, 1,435 data points, 2019–2025
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