Oliver Kim @global-developments.org · Nov 27 African statistical agencies are understaffed and underfunded—and are often left guessing the size of the economy from population figures, which are themselves extrapolated from decades-old. In Zambia in 2010, the national accounts were prepared by one (1!) person.
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Nigeria—thought to be the 6th largest country in the world—has not had a census since 2006. The 5 censuses it has conducted have been marred by violence and political infighting. We simply do not know how many people live in what we think is Africa's largest country.
Wow, bad "you can't manage what you cannot measure" Is well established Management wisdom