| Current Rank | Country | Value | Latest Reading | Previous Rank | Previous Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central African Republic | 9.7 | 2022 | 1 | 9.6 |
| 2 ↑ | Guinea-Bissau | 9.3 | 2021 | 3 | 9.4 |
| 3 ↑ | Zambia | 9.2 | 2022 | 4 | 9.3 |
| 4 ↑ | Mozambique | 9.1 | 2022 | 5 | 9.2 |
| 4 ↑ | Madagascar | 9.1 | 2022 | 6 | 8.9 |
| 6 ↓ | Somalia | 9 | 2022 | 2 | 9.5 |
| 7 | Chad | 8.8 | 2022 | 7 | 8.7 |
| 8 ↑ | Sudan | 8.4 | 2022 | 9 | 8.3 |
| 8 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 8.4 | 2022 | 8 | 8.5 |
| 8 ↑ | Republic of the Congo | 8.4 | 2020 | 15 | 8.1 |
| 11 ↓ | Eritrea | 8.2 | 2022 | 9 | 8.3 |
| 11 ↓ | Togo | 8.2 | 2022 | 9 | 8.3 |
| 13 ↑ | Burkina Faso | 8.1 | 2022 | 21 | 7.8 |
| 13 | Lesotho | 8.1 | 2022 | 13 | 8.2 |
| 15 ↓ | Sierra Leone | 8 | 2020 | 9 | 8.3 |
| 15 ↑ | Nigeria | 8 | 2022 | 22 | 7.7 |
| 17 ↓ | Malawi | 7.9 | 2022 | 15 | 8.1 |
| 17 ↑ | Niger | 7.9 | 2022 | 22 | 7.7 |
| 17 ↑ | Equatorial Guinea | 7.9 | 2022 | 19 | 7.9 |
| 17 ↑ | Swaziland | 7.9 | 2022 | 18 | 8 |
| 17 ↓ | Benin | 7.9 | 2022 | 13 | 8.2 |
| 22 ↑ | Ivory Coast | 7.7 | 2021 | 27 | 7.5 |
| 22 | Rwanda | 7.7 | 2022 | 22 | 7.7 |
| 22 | Zimbabwe | 7.7 | 2022 | 22 | 7.7 |
| 25 ↓ | Namibia | 7.6 | 2020 | 19 | 7.9 |
| 25 ↓ | Uganda | 7.6 | 2014 | 15 | 8.1 |
| 25 ↓ | Cameroon | 7.6 | 2021 | 22 | 7.7 |
| 25 ↑ | Guinea | 7.6 | 2022 | 34 | 7 |
| 29 | Comoros | 7.4 | 2022 | 29 | 7.3 |
| 30 ↑ | Mali | 7.3 | 2022 | 32 | 7.2 |
| 31 ↓ | Djibouti | 7.2 | 2022 | 29 | 7.3 |
| 31 ↓ | Burundi | 7.2 | 2021 | 29 | 7.3 |
| 33 ↓ | Liberia | 7.1 | 2022 | 32 | 7.2 |
| 33 ↓ | Kenya | 7.1 | 2022 | 28 | 7.4 |
| 35 ↑ | Ethiopia | 7 | 2022 | 39 | 6.7 |
| 35 ↓ | Tanzania | 7 | 2022 | 34 | 7 |
| 35 ↓ | Senegal | 7 | 2020 | 34 | 7 |
| 38 | Botswana | 6.9 | 2022 | 38 | 6.8 |
| 39 ↓ | South Africa | 6.8 | 2020 | 37 | 6.9 |
| 40 | Mauritania | 6.7 | 2022 | 40 | 6.4 |
| 41 ↑ | Ghana | 6.3 | 2022 | 43 | 6 |
| 42 ↓ | Cape Verde | 6 | 2020 | 41 | 6.3 |
| 43 ↑ | Libya | 5.9 | 2022 | 47 | 5.6 |
| 44 ↑ | Gambia | 5.8 | 2022 | 45 | 5.9 |
| 45 ↓ | Sao Tome and Principe | 5.7 | 2020 | 43 | 6 |
| 45 ↑ | Gabon | 5.7 | 2022 | 46 | 5.7 |
| 47 ↓ | Seychelles | 5.6 | 2022 | 42 | 6.1 |
| 48 ↓ | Algeria | 5.3 | 2022 | 47 | 5.6 |
| 49 | Morocco | 5.1 | 2020 | 49 | 5.4 |
| 50 | Egypt | 4.8 | 2022 | 50 | 5.1 |
| 51 | Tunisia | 4.4 | 2022 | 51 | 4.5 |
| 52 | Mauritius | 2.8 | 2022 | 52 | 2.7 |
The Uneven economic development indicator considers inequality within the economy, irrespective of the actual performance of an economy. The higher the value of the index, the higher the inequality in the country's economy.
