| Current Rank | Country | Value | Latest Reading | Previous Rank | Previous Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burundi | 85.94 | 2021 | 1 | 86.97 |
| 2 | Niger | 83.25 | 2021 | 2 | 83.37 |
| 3 ↑ | Rwanda | 82.43 | 2021 | 4 | 82.79 |
| 4 ↓ | Malawi | 82.31 | 2021 | 3 | 82.83 |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 80.57 | 2015 | 5 | 81 |
| 6 | Chad | 76.22 | 2021 | 6 | 76.72 |
| 7 | Swaziland | 75.83 | 2020 | 7 | 76.02 |
| 8 | Uganda | 75.05 | 2020 | 8 | 75.64 |
| 9 | Kenya | 71.51 | 2021 | 9 | 72.49 |
| 10 | Lesotho | 70.52 | 2021 | 10 | 70.97 |
| 11 | Comoros | 70.39 | 2021 | 11 | 70.84 |
| 12 | Burkina Faso | 68.76 | 2021 | 12 | 69.39 |
| 13 | Zimbabwe | 67.76 | 2020 | 13 | 67.79 |
| 14 ↑ | Sudan | 64.41 | 2021 | 17 | 64.75 |
| 15 | Eritrea | 64.23 | 2011 | 15 | 64.82 |
| 16 | Tanzania | 64.05 | 2021 | 16 | 64.77 |
| 17 ↓ | Guinea | 62.74 | 2021 | 14 | 65.16 |
| 18 | Mozambique | 62.37 | 2021 | 18 | 62.93 |
| 19 | Madagascar | 60.79 | 2021 | 19 | 61.47 |
| 20 | Mauritius | 59.22 | 2021 | 20 | 59.23 |
| 21 ↑ | Central African Republic | 57.35 | 2021 | 22 | 57.8 |
| 22 ↑ | Egypt | 57.14 | 2021 | 25 | 57.27 |
| 23 ↓ | Togo | 56.64 | 2021 | 21 | 58.3 |
| 24 ↓ | Sierra Leone | 56.63 | 2021 | 23 | 57.52 |
| 25 ↓ | Guinea-Bissau | 55.38 | 2021 | 24 | 57.47 |
| 26 | Mali | 55.32 | 2021 | 26 | 56.86 |
| 27 | Zambia | 54.81 | 2021 | 27 | 56.48 |
| 28 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 53.76 | 2021 | 28 | 54.95 |
| 29 | Somalia | 53.27 | 2021 | 29 | 54.45 |
| 30 | Senegal | 51.88 | 2020 | 30 | 52.81 |
| 31 | Benin | 51.03 | 2021 | 31 | 51.58 |
| 32 ↑ | Ivory Coast | 47.82 | 2021 | 34 | 48.76 |
| 33 | Liberia | 47.43 | 2021 | 33 | 48.85 |
| 34 ↑ | Nigeria | 47.25 | 2021 | 35 | 48.04 |
| 35 ↓ | Namibia | 46.99 | 2021 | 32 | 48.96 |
| 36 | Mauritania | 43.87 | 2021 | 36 | 44.67 |
| 37 | Seychelles | 42.45 | 2020 | 37 | 44.17 |
| 38 ↑ | Ghana | 42.01 | 2021 | 39 | 43.29 |
| 39 ↓ | Cameroon | 41.85 | 2021 | 38 | 43.63 |
| 40 | Gambia | 38.07 | 2019 | 40 | 38.73 |
| 41 | Morocco | 36.47 | 2020 | 41 | 37.55 |
| 42 | Cape Verde | 33.35 | 2020 | 42 | 33.81 |
| 43 | South Africa | 32.15 | 2021 | 43 | 33.14 |
| 44 | Republic of the Congo | 31.72 | 2021 | 44 | 32.63 |
| 45 | Tunisia | 30.43 | 2020 | 45 | 31.65 |
| 46 | Botswana | 29.83 | 2019 | 46 | 30.55 |
| 47 | Equatorial Guinea | 26.9 | 2020 | 47 | 27.86 |
| 48 ↑ | Algeria | 25.74 | 2021 | 49 | 26.81 |
| 49 ↓ | Sao Tome and Principe | 25.65 | 2020 | 48 | 27.2 |
| 50 | Djibouti | 21.78 | 2021 | 50 | 22.22 |
| 51 | Libya | 19.31 | 2020 | 51 | 19.61 |
| 52 | Gabon | 9.58 | 2021 | 52 | 9.91 |
Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.
