Table 8 Summary for cluster element of each clustering Method
Clusters | Countries assigned for each cluster | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Average linkage | K-mean | Ward’s | Boot strap Ward’s (95% confidence level) | |
Cluster 1 | NAM, BWA, SWZ, LSO | BWA, NAM, SWZ | NAM, BWA, SWZ, LSO, MUS, DJI | NAM, BWA, SWZ, LSO, MUS, DJI |
Cluster 2 | DZA, MAR, MUS, TUN, CPV | MUS, TUN, CPV, STP, DJI, LSO, LBR | DZA, MAR, TUN, CPV | DZA, MAR, TUN, CPV |
Cluster 3 | AGO, MRT, SDN, GHA, ZMB. CMR, STP, DJI, KEN, SEN, BEN, ZWE, TCD, ERI, MLI MDG, UGA, COM, BFA, GNB, SLE, TGO, GIN, RWA, CAF, MOZ, LBR, BDI, MWI, SOM | MRT, CMR, BEN, TCD, MLI, MDG, GIN, MOZ, SOM | TCD, MLI, SOM, MRT, GIN, MOZ, SDN, MDG, GHA, CMR, KEN, SEN, BEN, AGO, ZMB, ZWE | TCD, MLI, SOM, MRT, GIN, MOZ, SDN, MDG, GHA, CMR, KEN, SEN, BEN, AGO, ZMB, ZWE |
Cluster 4 | NGA, ETH | NGA, SDN, ETH | NGA, ETH | NGA, ETH |
Cluster 5 | LBY, GAB | GHA, ERI, UGA, COM, BFA, GNB, SLE, TGO, RWA, CAF, BDI, MWI | UGA, MWI, ERI, COM, BFA, GNB, SLE, TGO, RWA, CAF, BDI, STP, LBR | UGA, MWI, ERI, COM, BFA, GNB, SLE, TGO, RWA, CAF, BDI, STP, LBR |
Cluster 6 | GNQ, SYC | GNQ, LBY, SYC, GAB, DZA, ZAF, MAR | GNQ, LBY, SYC, GAB | LBY, GAB |
Cluster 7 | SSD | SSD | SSD | |
Cluster 8 | NER | NER | NER | |
Cluster 9 | ZAF | AGO, ZMB, KEN, SEN, ZWE | ZAF | |