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African Open Data Index

What data can you actually build on in Africa? This index maps the verified datasets in the Wycord registry by domain, country and how open they really are, generated live from the registry.

59
Datasets
54
Fully open
58
Docs live
5
Coverage areas

By access model

Open (no approval)
54
Registration / approval
4
Institutional only
1

By domain

Geographic
10
Language / NLP
9
Economic
4
Speech
4
Energy
3
Health
3
Telecom
3
Other
3
Education
2
AI / NLP
2
Markets
2
Survey / Governance
1
Climate / Weather
1
Population
1
Property
1
Legal
1
Finance
1
Climate / Agriculture
1
Official Statistics
1
Microdata / Statistics
1
Demographic
1
Security
1
Survey / Microdata
1
Agriculture
1
Satellite
1

By coverage

🇳🇬 Nigeria
32
🌍 Pan-African
20
🇰🇪 Kenya
4
🇬🇭 Ghana
2
🇿🇦 South Africa
1

Methodology

A count, not a graded score. Every dataset counted is verified in the Wycord registry (landing page opened, retrievability and licensing checked). "Fully open" means no registration, approval or payment is required to use the data. Figures update automatically as the registry changes. Explore the entries in the Datasets category or via the JSON API.