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Africa Rankings

Government Effectiveness Index

(-2.5 weak; 2.5 strong)

Rank
Country
(-2.5 weak; 2.5 strong)
Current
Previous
1
1
Mauritius flag
Mauritius
0.71
2
2
Seychelles flag
Seychelles
0.62
3
3
Botswana flag
Botswana
0.43
4
4
Rwanda flag
Rwanda
0.39
5
6
Senegal flag
Senegal
0.07
6
5
Namibia flag
Namibia
0.03
7
7
Cape Verde flag
Cape Verde
0.01
8
8
Morocco flag
Morocco
-0.04
9
9
Ghana flag
Ghana
-0.09
10
11
Benin flag
Benin
-0.22
11
15
Egypt flag
Egypt
-0.24
12
10
South Africa flag
South Africa
-0.26
13
12
Tunisia flag
Tunisia
-0.3
14
13
Kenya flag
Kenya
-0.3
15
14
Ivory Coast flag
Ivory Coast
-0.36
16
16
Tanzania flag
Tanzania
-0.46
17
18
Uganda flag
Uganda
-0.55
18
21
Togo flag
Togo
-0.58
19
22
Gambia flag
Gambia
-0.59
20
19
Niger flag
Niger
-0.64
21
20
Zambia flag
Zambia
-0.66
22
17
Algeria flag
Algeria
-0.67
23
25
Mozambique flag
Mozambique
-0.72
24
27
Djibouti flag
Djibouti
-0.73
25
24
Mauritania flag
Mauritania
-0.76
26
28
Ethiopia flag
Ethiopia
-0.77
27
23
Gabon flag
Gabon
-0.78
28
30
Burkina Faso flag
Burkina Faso
-0.83
29
36
Nigeria flag
Nigeria
-0.85
30
31
Malawi flag
Malawi
-0.86
31
26
Swaziland flag
Swaziland
-0.88
32
29
Sao Tome and Principe flag
Sao Tome and Principe
-0.9
33
32
Cameroon flag
Cameroon
-0.91
34
34
Guinea flag
Guinea
-0.91
35
33
Lesotho flag
Lesotho
-0.95
36
35
Madagascar flag
Madagascar
-1.02
37
37
Mali flag
Mali
-1.14
38
38
Sierra Leone flag
Sierra Leone
-1.16
39
39
Zimbabwe flag
Zimbabwe
-1.17
40
40
Burundi flag
Burundi
-1.2
41
41
Equatorial Guinea flag
Equatorial Guinea
-1.32
42
42
Republic of the Congo flag
Republic of the Congo
-1.33
43
44
Liberia flag
Liberia
-1.36
44
45
Guinea-Bissau flag
Guinea-Bissau
-1.43
45
43
Chad flag
Chad
-1.48
46
46
Comoros flag
Comoros
-1.54
47
51
Libya flag
Libya
-1.64
48
50
Democratic Republic of the Congo flag
Democratic Republic of the Congo
-1.69
49
48
Central African Republic flag
Central African Republic
-1.74
50
49
Eritrea flag
Eritrea
-1.79
51
47
Sudan flag
Sudan
-1.98
52
52
Somalia flag
Somalia
-1.98