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Africa Rankings

Security Threats Index

0 (low) - 10 (high)

Rank
Country
0 (low) - 10 (high)
Current
Previous
1
1
Mali flag
Mali
9.7
2
3
Somalia flag
Somalia
9.4
3
1
Libya flag
Libya
9.3
4
5
Burkina Faso flag
Burkina Faso
9
5
5
Niger flag
Niger
8.8
5
5
Nigeria flag
Nigeria
8.8
7
9
Zimbabwe flag
Zimbabwe
8.7
7
9
Democratic Republic of the Congo flag
Democratic Republic of the Congo
8.7
9
4
Chad flag
Chad
8.6
10
11
Cameroon flag
Cameroon
8.4
11
8
Guinea flag
Guinea
8.3
11
15
Central African Republic flag
Central African Republic
8.3
13
14
Sudan flag
Sudan
8.2
14
12
Egypt flag
Egypt
7.9
14
12
Ethiopia flag
Ethiopia
7.9
16
15
Guinea-Bissau flag
Guinea-Bissau
7.7
16
15
Burundi flag
Burundi
7.7
18
24
Mozambique flag
Mozambique
7.3
19
21
Tunisia flag
Tunisia
7.2
20
18
Kenya flag
Kenya
7.1
21
25
South Africa flag
South Africa
6.9
21
21
Ivory Coast flag
Ivory Coast
6.9
23
19
Republic of the Congo flag
Republic of the Congo
6.7
24
20
Uganda flag
Uganda
6.6
24
23
Liberia flag
Liberia
6.6
26
25
Lesotho flag
Lesotho
6.4
27
28
Algeria flag
Algeria
6.3
28
33
Equatorial Guinea flag
Equatorial Guinea
6.2
29
25
Togo flag
Togo
6.1
30
30
Mauritania flag
Mauritania
6
30
28
Madagascar flag
Madagascar
6
32
31
Eritrea flag
Eritrea
5.9
32
31
Comoros flag
Comoros
5.9
34
33
Benin flag
Benin
5.6
35
35
Rwanda flag
Rwanda
5.5
36
36
Gambia flag
Gambia
5.4
37
37
Seychelles flag
Seychelles
5.1
37
37
Senegal flag
Senegal
5.1
37
47
Malawi flag
Malawi
5.1
40
40
Djibouti flag
Djibouti
5
41
41
Tanzania flag
Tanzania
4.9
42
37
Swaziland flag
Swaziland
4.8
43
45
Morocco flag
Morocco
4.6
44
42
Cape Verde flag
Cape Verde
4.5
44
47
Gabon flag
Gabon
4.5
44
47
Zambia flag
Zambia
4.5
44
42
Namibia flag
Namibia
4.5
48
44
Sao Tome and Principe flag
Sao Tome and Principe
4.4
49
45
Ghana flag
Ghana
4.3
50
50
Sierra Leone flag
Sierra Leone
3.5
51
51
Botswana flag
Botswana
3.1
52
52
Mauritius flag
Mauritius
1.1