Afrika Ülkelerinin Sosyo-Ekonomik Benzerlik Analizi.

The difference in socio-economic development difference between continents and countries that exist on Earth is determined by topographic, climatic, economic, social, strategic, historical, etc. factors. The difference in socio-economic decisiveness between countries in Africa is very high. There are regions on the African continent that contain geographically very different areas. These different climate and vegetation characteristics have an impact on both human life and economic developments. For this reason, Africa differs from other continents in terms of socio-economic characteristics as well as natural features. The continent is home to 1/7 of the world's population with a population of approximately 1 billion. The European migration to the continent, which started in the 11th century, made African countries the exploitation of European states over time, and at the beginning of the 1900s, there was almost no independent state in Africa. After World War II, various political trends emerged in Africa and most of the former colonies gained their independence. The aim of this study is to analyze the socio-economic similarity of African countries. For this analysis, a statistical method called hierarchical cluster analysis was applied. Square Euclidean and Pearson proximity matrices were used to measure the distance that determines the formation of clusters. The similarity distance between countries was also supported by the agglomerative chart. Dendrogram method was preferred to show hierarchical clustering results. When the socio-economic similarity clusters between African countries are examined; It is seen that physical and human geography characteristics and spatial proximity are effective in the similarities and differences between countries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]