Africa Rankings
State Legitimacy Index
0 (high) - 10 (low)
| Rank | Country | 0 (high) - 10 (low) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Current | Previous | ||
1 | 1 |  Guinea | 10 |
2 | 3 |  Equatorial Guinea | 9.8 |
3 | 4 |  Eritrea | 9.6 |
4 | 7 |  Somalia | 9.5 |
5 | 5 |  Chad | 9.4 |
5 | 6 |  Burundi | 9.4 |
5 | 1 |  Libya | 9.4 |
8 | 7 |  Democratic Republic of the Congo | 9.3 |
8 | 13 |  Sudan | 9.3 |
10 | 10 |  Central African Republic | 9.2 |
11 | 9 |  Republic of the Congo | 9.1 |
12 | 10 |  Guinea-Bissau | 9 |
13 | 13 |  Zimbabwe | 8.9 |
14 | 10 |  Cameroon | 8.7 |
14 | 15 |  Swaziland | 8.7 |
16 | 15 |  Egypt | 8.6 |
17 | 20 |  Djibouti | 8.5 |
17 | 27 |  Mali | 8.5 |
17 | 21 |  Ethiopia | 8.5 |
17 | 17 |  Nigeria | 8.5 |
17 | 17 |  Uganda | 8.5 |
22 | 22 |  Mauritania | 7.9 |
22 | 23 |  Algeria | 7.9 |
22 | 24 |  Comoros | 7.9 |
22 | 19 |  Togo | 7.9 |
26 | 24 |  Ivory Coast | 7.8 |
26 | 27 |  Gabon | 7.8 |
28 | 27 |  Tanzania | 7.4 |
28 | 32 |  Malawi | 7.4 |
30 | 26 |  Kenya | 7.3 |
31 | 27 |  Zambia | 7.2 |
32 | 38 |  Madagascar | 7 |
33 | 31 |  Gambia | 6.9 |
34 | 34 |  Mozambique | 6.8 |
34 | 35 |  Rwanda | 6.8 |
34 | 36 |  Morocco | 6.8 |
34 | 32 |  Niger | 6.8 |
38 | 36 |  Liberia | 6.5 |
39 | 40 |  South Africa | 6.4 |
40 | 40 |  Tunisia | 6 |
41 | 38 |  Burkina Faso | 5.9 |
42 | 42 |  Sierra Leone | 5.4 |
43 | 43 |  Benin | 5.1 |
44 | 44 |  Lesotho | 4.8 |
45 | 44 |  Cape Verde | 4.4 |
46 | 44 |  Sao Tome and Principe | 4.1 |
47 | 47 |  Seychelles | 4 |
48 | 48 |  Senegal | 3.6 |
49 | 49 |  Ghana | 3.2 |
50 | 50 |  Namibia | 3.1 |
51 | 51 |  Botswana | 2.5 |
52 | 52 |  Mauritius | 2.1 |