| Current Rank | Country | Value | Latest Reading | Previous Rank | Previous Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rwanda | 82.29 | 2020 | 1 | 83.96 |
| 2 | Madagascar | 80.91 | 2020 | 2 | 83.84 |
| 3 ↑ | Tanzania | 79.37 | 2020 | 4 | 80.19 |
| 4 ↑ | Burundi | 79.14 | 2020 | 5 | 79.9 |
| 5 ↓ | Zimbabwe | 78.98 | 2020 | 3 | 80.34 |
| 6 | Mozambique | 77.64 | 2020 | 6 | 78.39 |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 71.03 | 2020 | 7 | 74.82 |
| 8 ↑ | Kenya | 70.85 | 2020 | 11 | 72.09 |
| 9 ↓ | Malawi | 70.81 | 2020 | 8 | 73.3 |
| 10 ↑ | Cameroon | 70.1 | 2020 | 12 | 70.77 |
| 11 ↑ | Benin | 69.3 | 2020 | 13 | 69.96 |
| 12 ↑ | Zambia | 69.24 | 2020 | 14 | 69.91 |
| 13 ↓ | Liberia | 68.78 | 2020 | 10 | 72.18 |
| 14 ↓ | Eritrea | 67.95 | 2020 | 9 | 73 |
| 15 ↑ | Ghana | 64.66 | 2020 | 17 | 65.28 |
| 16 ↓ | Republic of the Congo | 64.16 | 2020 | 15 | 66.94 |
| 17 ↑ | Guinea-Bissau | 63.62 | 2020 | 18 | 64.57 |
| 18 ↓ | Uganda | 63.08 | 2020 | 16 | 66.49 |
| 19 ↑ | Central African Republic | 62.92 | 2020 | 20 | 63.95 |
| 20 ↑ | Niger | 61.74 | 2020 | 22 | 62.34 |
| 21 ↓ | Guinea | 61.49 | 2020 | 19 | 64.01 |
| 22 ↓ | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 60.87 | 2020 | 21 | 62.56 |
| 23 | Mali | 57.62 | 2020 | 23 | 58.17 |
| 24 | Burkina Faso | 57.27 | 2020 | 24 | 57.83 |
| 25 ↑ | Botswana | 56.42 | 2020 | 27 | 56.47 |
| 26 | Sierra Leone | 56.21 | 2020 | 26 | 56.92 |
| 27 ↓ | Lesotho | 55.55 | 2020 | 25 | 57.64 |
| 28 | Togo | 55.5 | 2020 | 28 | 56.03 |
| 29 | Namibia | 54.32 | 2020 | 29 | 55.42 |
| 30 | Equatorial Guinea | 49.41 | 2020 | 30 | 51.25 |
| 31 | Gambia | 48.12 | 2020 | 31 | 50.41 |
| 32 ↑ | Nigeria | 47.59 | 2020 | 33 | 49.1 |
| 33 ↑ | Chad | 46.44 | 2020 | 34 | 48.55 |
| 34 ↑ | Ivory Coast | 45.9 | 2020 | 37 | 46.33 |
| 35 ↓ | Cape Verde | 45.35 | 2020 | 32 | 49.8 |
| 36 | Swaziland | 44.88 | 2020 | 36 | 47.29 |
| 37 ↓ | South Africa | 44.04 | 2020 | 35 | 48.45 |
| 38 | Mauritius | 43.14 | 2020 | 38 | 45.22 |
| 39 | Gabon | 39 | 2020 | 39 | 39.6 |
| 40 | Sao Tome and Principe | 36.78 | 2020 | 40 | 38.22 |
| 41 ↑ | Libya | 33.79 | 2020 | 42 | 34.11 |
| 42 ↓ | Senegal | 33.26 | 2020 | 41 | 34.59 |
| 43 | Comoros | 31.91 | 2020 | 43 | 33.05 |
| 44 | Sudan | 28.23 | 2020 | 44 | 29.55 |
| 45 | Mauritania | 27.42 | 2020 | 45 | 27.87 |
| 46 | Tunisia | 25.51 | 2020 | 46 | 26.45 |
| 47 | Morocco | 21.75 | 2020 | 47 | 23.25 |
| 48 | Somalia | 20.83 | 2020 | 48 | 21.11 |
| 49 | Djibouti | 17.14 | 2020 | 49 | 17.85 |
| 50 | Algeria | 15.44 | 2020 | 50 | 16.6 |
| 51 | Egypt | 15.42 | 2020 | 51 | 15.9 |
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
