I spent about a month in Africa last year, split between four countries. I believe what you're saying for, say, Nigeria, but you're wrong in believing that it'

I spent about a month in Africa last year, split between four countries. I believe what you're saying for, say, Nigeria, but you're wrong in believing that it's on the high end of the spectrum. It's in fact in the bottom third (HDI, GDPpC). It's a different world in the more developed African nations. Countries like South Africa and Botswana have stable currencies, functional democracies, reliable banking and readily available cheap broadband. Edit: Just checked, broadband prices are a little higher (about 30%) than I pay in Germany at the first couple sites I hit. Edit 2: The gap between the rated HDI (Human Development Index) between Nigeria and South Africa is about double the gap between the US and Mexico.