Which of the following statements best describes the level of development found in sub-saharan africa, as a region? a. most countries have higher than average development. b. most countries are considered average with regard to development. c. every nation in the bottom ten in development is located in africa. d. although many countries have low levels of development, several countries have higher than average development.

The answer is D) Although many countries have low levels of development, several countries have higher than average development.

Explanation:

The United Nations Development Program releases a report every year with the Human Development Index around the world. The Human Development Index is quantified by looking at a country's human development including healthcare, education and life expectancy. It's set on a scale from 0 to 1, in 4 different categories. 0 - 0.55: low human development; 0.55 - 0.70: medium human development; 0.70 - 0.80: high human development; 0.80-1.0: very high human development. Although no country in Africa is considered "very high human development", there are a few countries that have "high human development", most of them are not part of Sub-Saharan Africa, such as Argelia, Tunisia and Libya. However, there are others sub-saharan countries that have a HDI of 0.7 or above, such as Botswana (0.717), Gabon (0.702) and the Islands of Seychelles (0.79) and Mauritius (0.79)