Rankings
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42 of 54 countries reporting · annual · World Bank
Latest reported period varies by country — dates shown
| Rank | Country | Value ascending | As of | vs previous | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇲🇺 Mauritius | 94.29% | 2023 | ↑ 1.31 pts | + compare |
| 2 | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | 93.23% | 2019 | — | + compare |
| 3 | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 91.15% | 2024 | ↑ 1.15 pts | + compare |
| 4 | 🇸🇿 Eswatini | 90.75% | 2022 | — | + compare |
| 5 | 🇱🇸 Lesotho | 90.45% | 2024 | ↓ 1.95 pts | + compare |
| 6 | 🇬🇦 Gabon | 88.86% | 2021 | — | + compare |
| 7 | 🇨🇻 Cabo Verde | 88.47% | 2024 | ↑ 1.68 pts | + compare |
| 8 | 🇳🇦 Namibia | 87.64% | 2023 | ↓ 0.64 pts | + compare |
| 9 | 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe | 87.44% | 2019 | — | + compare |
| 10 | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 86.25% | 2023 | ↑ 2.57 pts | + compare |
| 11 | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 79.45% | 2022 | ↓ 2.63 pts | + compare |
| 12 | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | 78.76% | 2022 | ↓ 1.29 pts | + compare |
| 13 | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | 78.21% | 2022 | ↓ 4.03 pts | + compare |
| 14 | 🇺🇬 Uganda | 77.04% | 2024 | ↓ 3.47 pts | + compare |
| 15 | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 76.49% | 2021 | ↑ 12 pts | + compare |
| 16 | 🇰🇲 Comoros | 75.62% | 2021 | ↑ 1.97 pts | + compare |
| 17 | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | 74.69% | 2021 | ↓ 1.99 pts | + compare |
| 18 | 🇹🇬 Togo | 72.6% | 2022 | ↑ 6.06 pts | + compare |
| 19 | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | 72.55% | 2018 | — | + compare |
| 20 | 🇿🇲 Zambia | 71.77% | 2024 | ↓ 8.21 pts | + compare |
| 21 | 🇧🇮 Burundi | 71.34% | 2020 | ↑ 2.96 pts | + compare |
| 22 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 70.41% | 2024 | ↑ 7.25 pts | + compare |
| 23 | 🇲🇼 Malawi | 70.15% | 2020 | ↓ 6.57 pts | + compare |
| 24 | 🇨🇩 DR Congo | 68.5% | 2023 | ↑ 2.82 pts | + compare |
| 25 | 🇦🇴 Angola | 68.18% | 2023 | ↑ 1.94 pts | + compare |
| 26 | 🇲🇦 Morocco | 64.26% | 2014 | — | + compare |
| 27 | 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | 63.93% | 2022 | ↑ 9.05 pts | + compare |
| 28 | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | 61.67% | 2022 | ↑ 1.89 pts | + compare |
| 29 | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 60.46% | 2022 | ↑ 5.57 pts | + compare |
| 30 | 🇲🇷 Mauritania | 59.53% | 2020 | ↓ 5.58 pts | + compare |
| 31 | 🇸🇴 Somalia | 54.12% | 2022 | ↓ 9.54 pts | + compare |
| 32 | 🇬🇲 Gambia | 51.64% | 2021 | ↓ 1.52 pts | + compare |
| 33 | 🇧🇯 Benin | 51.38% | 2022 | ↑ 7.55 pts | + compare |
| 34 | 🇸🇳 Senegal | 50.36% | 2023 | ↑ 3.53 pts | + compare |
| 35 | 🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire | 50% | 2021 | ↓ 6.96 pts | + compare |
| 36 | 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | 43.58% | 2019 | ↓ 5.23 pts | + compare |
| 37 | 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | 42.44% | 2019 | — | + compare |
| 38 | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | 41.57% | 2023 | ↑ 0.65 pts | + compare |
| 39 | 🇬🇳 Guinea | 39.62% | 2018 | ↑ 7.62 pts | + compare |
| 40 | 🇲🇱 Mali | 35.63% | 2024 | ↑ 0.16 pts | + compare |
| 41 | 🇳🇪 Niger | 35.61% | 2022 | ↑ 2.56 pts | + compare |
| 42 | 🇹🇩 Chad | 30.63% | 2019 | ↑ 8.32 pts | + compare |
| Median | 70.87% | median of shown |