Freedom in Africa

Africa (Score, 0=Least Free, 100=Most Free in 2018)

Cabo Verde is the top country by freedom among 54 countries. As of 2018, freedom in Cabo Verde was 90 score, 0=least free, 100=most free that accounts for 3.90% of total freedom. The top 5 countries (others are Mauritius, Ghana, Sao Tome and Principe, and Benin) account for 18.38% of it. The total freedom was estimated at 2,307 score, 0=least free, 100=most free in 2018.

The description is composed by our digital data assistant.
Cabo Verde 90 FH
Mauritius 89 FH
Ghana 83 FH
Sao Tome and Principe 83 FH
Benin 79 FH
South Africa 79 FH
Namibia 75 FH
Botswana 72 FH
Senegal 72 FH
Seychelles 71 FH
Tunisia 69 FH
Sierra Leone 65 FH
Malawi 64 FH
Lesotho 63 FH
Liberia 62 FH
Burkina Faso 60 FH
Madagascar 56 FH
Zambia 54 FH
Côte d'Ivoire 51 FH
Mozambique 51 FH
Comoros 50 FH
Nigeria 50 FH
Niger 49 FH
Kenya 48 FH
Gambia 45 FH
United Republic of Tanzania 45 FH
Mali 44 FH
Guinea 43 FH
Togo 43 FH
Guinea Bissau 42 FH
Morocco 39 FH
Uganda 36 FH
Algeria 34 FH
Mauritania 32 FH
Angola 31 FH
Zimbabwe 31 FH
Djibouti 26 FH
Gabon 23 FH
Rwanda 23 FH
Egypt 22 FH
Congo 21 FH
Cameroon 19 FH
Ethiopia 19 FH
Chad 17 FH
Eswatini 16 FH
Democratic Republic of the Congo 15 FH
Burundi 14 FH
Central African Republic 9 FH
Libya 9 FH
Somalia 7 FH
Sudan 7 FH
Equatorial Guinea 6 FH
Eritrea 2 FH
South Sudan 2 FH
World Rankings
International Property Rights Index 4.7 Score, 10=Highest property rights, 0=Lowest property rights in 2013 PRA
Knowledge Economy Index 2 timeseries