<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (June 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> This is a list of African countries and dependencies by population density in inhabitants / km2 . Saint Helena, being closest to Africa, has been included . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Country or territory </Th> <Th> Density (inh. / km2) </Th> <Th> Area (km2) </Th> <Th> Population (2015 est .) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td>--</Td> <Td> Mayotte (France) </Td> <Td> 641.7 </Td> <Td> 374 </Td> <Td> 240,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Mauritius </Td> <Td> 624.0 </Td> <Td> 2,040 </Td> <Td> 1,273,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Rwanda </Td> <Td> 440.8 </Td> <Td> 26,338 </Td> <Td> 11,610,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Burundi </Td> <Td> 401.7 </Td> <Td> 27,830 </Td> <Td> 11,179,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Comoros </Td> <Td> 363.1 </Td> <Td> 2,170 </Td> <Td> 788,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td>--</Td> <Td> Réunion (France) </Td> <Td> 342.8 </Td> <Td> 2,512 </Td> <Td> 861,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Seychelles </Td> <Td> 211.0 </Td> <Td> 455 </Td> <Td> 96,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Nigeria </Td> <Td> 197.2 </Td> <Td> 923,768 </Td> <Td> 182,202,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> São Tomé and Príncipe </Td> <Td> 189.8 </Td> <Td> 1,001 </Td> <Td> 190,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Gambia </Td> <Td> 176.2 </Td> <Td> 11,300 </Td> <Td> 1,991,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> Uganda </Td> <Td> 165.4 </Td> <Td> 236,040 </Td> <Td> 39,032,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> Malawi </Td> <Td> 145.3 </Td> <Td> 118,480 </Td> <Td> 17,215,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> Cape Verde </Td> <Td> 129.2 </Td> <Td> 4,033 </Td> <Td> 521,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> Togo </Td> <Td> 128.6 </Td> <Td> 56,785 </Td> <Td> 7,305,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> Ghana </Td> <Td> 114.5 </Td> <Td> 239,460 </Td> <Td> 27,410,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> Benin </Td> <Td> 96.6 </Td> <Td> 112,620 </Td> <Td> 10,880,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> Egypt </Td> <Td> 91.4 </Td> <Td> 1,001,450 </Td> <Td> 91,508,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> Sierra Leone </Td> <Td> 89.9 </Td> <Td> 71,740 </Td> <Td> 6,453,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> Ethiopia </Td> <Td> 88.2 </Td> <Td> 1,127,127 </Td> <Td> 99,391,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> Kenya </Td> <Td> 79.0 </Td> <Td> 582,650 </Td> <Td> 46,050,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> Senegal </Td> <Td> 77.1 </Td> <Td> 196,190 </Td> <Td> 15,129,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> Morocco </Td> <Td> 77.0 </Td> <Td> 446,550 </Td> <Td> 34,378,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> Swaziland </Td> <Td> 74.1 </Td> <Td> 17,363 </Td> <Td> 1,287,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> Côte d'Ivoire </Td> <Td> 70.4 </Td> <Td> 322,460 </Td> <Td> 22,702,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> Lesotho </Td> <Td> 70.3 </Td> <Td> 30,355 </Td> <Td> 2,135,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> Tunisia </Td> <Td> 68.8 </Td> <Td> 163,610 </Td> <Td> 11,254,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> Burkina Faso </Td> <Td> 66.0 </Td> <Td> 274,200 </Td> <Td> 18,106,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> Tanzania </Td> <Td> 56.6 </Td> <Td> 945,087 </Td> <Td> 53,470,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> Guinea </Td> <Td> 51.3 </Td> <Td> 245,857 </Td> <Td> 12,609,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> Guinea - Bissau </Td> <Td> 51.1 </Td> <Td> 36,120 </Td> <Td> 1,844,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 29 </Td> <Td> Cameroon </Td> <Td> 49.1 </Td> <Td> 475,440 </Td> <Td> 23,344,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 30 </Td> <Td> South Africa </Td> <Td> 44.7 </Td> <Td> 1,219,912 </Td> <Td> 54,490,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 31 </Td> <Td> Eritrea </Td> <Td> 43.1 </Td> <Td> 121,320 </Td> <Td> 5,228,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 32 </Td> <Td> Madagascar </Td> <Td> 41.3 </Td> <Td> 587,040 </Td> <Td> 24,235,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 33 </Td> <Td> Liberia </Td> <Td> 40.4 </Td> <Td> 111,370 </Td> <Td> 4,503,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 34 </Td> <Td> Zimbabwe </Td> <Td> 39.9 </Td> <Td> 390,580 </Td> <Td> 15,603,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 35 </Td> <Td> Djibouti </Td> <Td> 38.6 </Td> <Td> 23,000 </Td> <Td> 888,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 36 </Td> <Td> Mozambique </Td> <Td> 34.9 </Td> <Td> 801,590 </Td> <Td> 27,978,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 37 </Td> <Td> Democratic Republic of the Congo </Td> <Td> 32.9 </Td> <Td> 2,345,410 </Td> <Td> 77,267,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 38 </Td> <Td> Equatorial Guinea </Td> <Td> 30.1 </Td> <Td> 28,051 </Td> <Td> 845,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 39 </Td> <Td> Sudan </Td> <Td> 21.6 </Td> <Td> 1,861,484 </Td> <Td> 40,235,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> Zambia </Td> <Td> 21.5 </Td> <Td> 752,614 </Td> <Td> 16,212,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 41 </Td> <Td> Angola </Td> <Td> 20.1 </Td> <Td> 1,246,700 </Td> <Td> 25,022,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 42 </Td> <Td> South Sudan </Td> <Td> 19.2 </Td> <Td> 644,329 </Td> <Td> 12,340,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 43 </Td> <Td> Somalia </Td> <Td> 16.9 </Td> <Td> 637,657 </Td> <Td> 10,787,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 44 </Td> <Td> Algeria </Td> <Td> 16.7 </Td> <Td> 2,381,740 </Td> <Td> 39,667,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 45 </Td> <Td> Niger </Td> <Td> 15.7 </Td> <Td> 1,267,000 </Td> <Td> 19,899,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 46 </Td> <Td> Mali </Td> <Td> 14.2 </Td> <Td> 1,240,000 </Td> <Td> 17,600,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 47 </Td> <Td> Republic of the Congo </Td> <Td> 13.5 </Td> <Td> 342,000 </Td> <Td> 4,620,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> Chad </Td> <Td> 10.9 </Td> <Td> 1,284,000 </Td> <Td> 14,037,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td>--</Td> <Td> Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (UK) </Td> <Td> 19.6 </Td> <Td> 394 </Td> <Td> 7,729 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 49 </Td> <Td> Central African Republic </Td> <Td> 7.9 </Td> <Td> 622,984 </Td> <Td> 4,900,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 50 </Td> <Td> Gabon </Td> <Td> 6.4 </Td> <Td> 267,667 </Td> <Td> 1,725,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 51 </Td> <Td> Mauritania </Td> <Td> 3.9 </Td> <Td> 1,030,700 </Td> <Td> 4,068,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 52 </Td> <Td> Botswana </Td> <Td> 3.8 </Td> <Td> 600,370 </Td> <Td> 2,262,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 53 </Td> <Td> Libya </Td> <Td> 3.6 </Td> <Td> 1,759,540 </Td> <Td> 6,278,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 54 </Td> <Td> Namibia </Td> <Td> 3.0 </Td> <Td> 825,418 </Td> <Td> 2,459,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td>--</Td> <Td> Western Sahara </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 266,000 </Td> <Td> 573,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> AVERAGE / TOTAL </Td> <Td> 39.1 </Td> <Td> 30,360,301 </Td> <Td> 1,186,178,255 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Country or territory </Th> <Th> Density (inh. / km2) </Th> <Th> Area (km2) </Th> <Th> Population (2015 est .) </Th> </Tr>

Which of these sub-saharan african nations possesses the lowest concentration of population