| Current Rank | Country | Value | Latest Reading | Previous Rank | Previous Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabon | 90.42 | 2021 | 1 | 90.09 |
| 2 | Libya | 80.99 | 2021 | 2 | 80.69 |
| 3 | Djibouti | 78.22 | 2021 | 3 | 78.06 |
| 4 | Sao Tome and Principe | 75.07 | 2021 | 4 | 74.35 |
| 5 | Algeria | 74.26 | 2021 | 5 | 73.73 |
| 6 | Equatorial Guinea | 73.56 | 2021 | 6 | 73.1 |
| 7 | Botswana | 71.56 | 2021 | 7 | 70.88 |
| 8 | Tunisia | 69.89 | 2021 | 8 | 69.57 |
| 9 | Republic of the Congo | 68.28 | 2021 | 9 | 67.83 |
| 10 | South Africa | 67.85 | 2021 | 10 | 67.35 |
| 11 | Cape Verde | 67.1 | 2021 | 11 | 66.65 |
| 12 | Morocco | 64.07 | 2021 | 12 | 63.53 |
| 13 | Gambia | 63.22 | 2021 | 13 | 62.58 |
| 14 | Cameroon | 58.15 | 2021 | 14 | 57.56 |
| 15 ↑ | Ghana | 57.99 | 2021 | 16 | 57.35 |
| 16 ↓ | Seychelles | 57.97 | 2021 | 15 | 57.55 |
| 17 | Mauritania | 56.13 | 2021 | 17 | 55.33 |
| 18 ↑ | Namibia | 53.01 | 2021 | 19 | 52.03 |
| 19 ↑ | Nigeria | 52.75 | 2021 | 20 | 51.96 |
| 20 ↓ | Liberia | 52.57 | 2021 | 18 | 52.09 |
| 21 | Ivory Coast | 52.18 | 2021 | 21 | 51.71 |
| 22 | Benin | 48.97 | 2021 | 22 | 48.42 |
| 23 | Senegal | 48.6 | 2021 | 23 | 48.12 |
| 24 | Somalia | 46.73 | 2021 | 24 | 46.14 |
| 25 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 46.24 | 2021 | 25 | 45.64 |
| 26 | Zambia | 45.19 | 2021 | 26 | 44.63 |
| 27 ↑ | Mali | 44.68 | 2021 | 28 | 43.91 |
| 28 ↓ | Guinea-Bissau | 44.62 | 2021 | 27 | 44.2 |
| 29 | Sierra Leone | 43.37 | 2021 | 29 | 42.92 |
| 30 | Togo | 43.36 | 2021 | 30 | 42.8 |
| 31 | Egypt | 42.86 | 2021 | 31 | 42.78 |
| 32 | Central African Republic | 42.65 | 2021 | 32 | 42.2 |
| 33 | Mauritius | 40.78 | 2021 | 33 | 40.76 |
| 34 | Madagascar | 39.21 | 2021 | 34 | 38.53 |
| 35 | Mozambique | 37.63 | 2021 | 35 | 37.07 |
| 36 | Guinea | 37.26 | 2021 | 36 | 36.88 |
| 37 ↑ | Tanzania | 35.95 | 2021 | 38 | 35.23 |
| 38 ↑ | Eritrea | 35.77 | 2011 | 39 | 35.17 |
| 39 ↓ | Sudan | 35.59 | 2021 | 37 | 35.25 |
| 40 | Zimbabwe | 32.3 | 2021 | 40 | 32.24 |
| 41 | Burkina Faso | 31.24 | 2021 | 41 | 30.61 |
| 42 | Comoros | 29.61 | 2021 | 42 | 29.38 |
| 43 | Lesotho | 29.48 | 2021 | 43 | 29.03 |
| 44 | Kenya | 28.49 | 2021 | 44 | 28 |
| 45 | Uganda | 25.55 | 2021 | 45 | 24.95 |
| 46 | Swaziland | 24.37 | 2021 | 46 | 24.17 |
| 47 | Chad | 23.78 | 2021 | 47 | 23.52 |
| 48 | Ethiopia | 22.17 | 2021 | 48 | 21.69 |
| 49 | Malawi | 17.69 | 2021 | 49 | 17.43 |
| 50 ↓ | Rwanda | 17.57 | 2021 | 49 | 17.43 |
| 51 | Niger | 16.75 | 2021 | 51 | 16.63 |
| 52 | Burundi | 14.06 | 2021 | 52 | 13.71 |
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.
