| Current Rank | Country | Value | Latest Reading | Previous Rank | Previous Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zambia | 11 | 2020 | 1 | 11 |
| 1 | Malawi | 11 | 2020 | 1 | 11 |
| 1 | Rwanda | 11 | 2020 | 1 | 11 |
| 1 ↑ | Kenya | 11 | 2020 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 ↓ | Liberia | 10 | 2019 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | Nigeria | 9 | 2020 | 6 | 9 |
| 7 ↑ | Djibouti | 8 | 2020 | 27 | 5 |
| 8 ↓ | Senegal | 6 | 2020 | 7 | 6 |
| 8 ↓ | Gabon | 6 | 2020 | 7 | 6 |
| 8 ↓ | Ghana | 6 | 2020 | 7 | 6 |
| 8 ↓ | Guinea | 6 | 2020 | 7 | 6 |
| 8 ↓ | Gambia | 6 | 2020 | 7 | 6 |
| 8 ↓ | Guinea-Bissau | 6 | 2020 | 7 | 6 |
| 8 ↓ | Equatorial Guinea | 6 | 2020 | 7 | 6 |
| 8 ↓ | Central African Republic | 6 | 2020 | 7 | 6 |
| 8 ↓ | Niger | 6 | 2020 | 7 | 6 |
| 8 ↓ | Mali | 6 | 2020 | 7 | 6 |
| 8 ↓ | Mauritius | 6 | 2020 | 7 | 6 |
| 8 ↓ | Ivory Coast | 6 | 2020 | 7 | 6 |
| 8 ↓ | Cameroon | 6 | 2020 | 7 | 6 |
| 8 ↑ | Zimbabwe | 6 | 2020 | 27 | 5 |
| 8 ↓ | Chad | 6 | 2020 | 7 | 6 |
| 8 ↓ | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 6 | 2020 | 7 | 6 |
| 8 ↓ | Republic of the Congo | 6 | 2020 | 7 | 6 |
| 8 ↓ | Comoros | 6 | 2020 | 7 | 6 |
| 8 ↓ | Burkina Faso | 6 | 2020 | 7 | 6 |
| 8 ↓ | Togo | 6 | 2020 | 7 | 6 |
| 8 ↓ | Benin | 6 | 2020 | 7 | 6 |
| 29 ↓ | Botswana | 5 | 2020 | 27 | 5 |
| 29 ↓ | Egypt | 5 | 2020 | 27 | 5 |
| 29 ↓ | Lesotho | 5 | 2019 | 27 | 5 |
| 29 ↓ | Namibia | 5 | 2018 | 27 | 5 |
| 29 ↓ | Sierra Leone | 5 | 2020 | 27 | 5 |
| 29 ↓ | Tanzania | 5 | 2020 | 27 | 5 |
| 29 ↓ | Uganda | 5 | 2020 | 27 | 5 |
| 29 ↓ | South Africa | 5 | 2020 | 27 | 5 |
| 37 ↑ | Swaziland | 4 | 2020 | 38 | 4 |
| 38 ↓ | Sudan | 3 | 2020 | 27 | 5 |
| 38 ↑ | Ethiopia | 3 | 2020 | 39 | 3 |
| 38 ↑ | Tunisia | 3 | 2020 | 39 | 3 |
| 41 | Burundi | 2 | 2020 | 41 | 2 |
| 41 | Mauritania | 2 | 2020 | 41 | 2 |
| 41 | Morocco | 2 | 2020 | 41 | 2 |
| 41 | Madagascar | 2 | 2020 | 41 | 2 |
| 41 | Seychelles | 2 | 2020 | 41 | 2 |
| 41 | Algeria | 2 | 2020 | 41 | 2 |
| 47 | Cape Verde | 1 | 2020 | 47 | 1 |
| 47 | Mozambique | 1 | 2020 | 47 | 1 |
| 49 | Libya | 0 | 2018 | 49 | 0 |
| 49 | Somalia | 0 | 2020 | 49 | 0 |
| 49 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 | 2020 | 49 | 0 |
| 49 | Eritrea | 0 | 2020 | 49 | 0 |
The strength of legal rights index measures whether certain features that facilitate lending exist within the appliÂcable collateral and bankruptcy laws. The index ranges from 0 to 12 based on the methodology in the Doing Business 15-20 studies.
