| Current Rank | Country | Value | Latest Reading | Previous Rank | Previous Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madagascar | 84.08 | 2020 | 1 | 86.21 |
| 2 | Zimbabwe | 83.44 | 2020 | 2 | 84.47 |
| 3 | Tanzania | 83.05 | 2020 | 3 | 83.85 |
| 4 | Rwanda | 82.16 | 2020 | 4 | 83.44 |
| 5 ↑ | Burundi | 78.18 | 2020 | 7 | 78.93 |
| 6 ↑ | Mozambique | 78.14 | 2020 | 8 | 78.89 |
| 7 ↓ | Ethiopia | 77.52 | 2020 | 5 | 80.68 |
| 8 ↑ | Cameroon | 75.27 | 2020 | 11 | 75.99 |
| 9 ↓ | Eritrea | 75.18 | 2020 | 6 | 79.89 |
| 10 ↓ | Malawi | 75.06 | 2020 | 9 | 77.27 |
| 11 ↓ | Liberia | 73.97 | 2020 | 10 | 76.72 |
| 12 | Zambia | 73.38 | 2020 | 12 | 74.08 |
| 13 | Kenya | 73.09 | 2020 | 13 | 74.01 |
| 14 | Niger | 72.79 | 2020 | 14 | 73.49 |
| 15 | Central African Republic | 70.9 | 2020 | 15 | 71.68 |
| 16 | Benin | 70.83 | 2020 | 16 | 71.51 |
| 17 | Guinea-Bissau | 70.59 | 2020 | 17 | 71.27 |
| 18 ↑ | Ghana | 68.41 | 2020 | 19 | 69.07 |
| 19 ↑ | Mali | 68.4 | 2020 | 20 | 69.06 |
| 20 ↓ | Uganda | 66.81 | 2020 | 18 | 69.58 |
| 21 | Republic of the Congo | 65.72 | 2020 | 21 | 67.84 |
| 22 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 64.82 | 2020 | 22 | 65.95 |
| 23 | Burkina Faso | 64.79 | 2020 | 23 | 65.42 |
| 24 | Lesotho | 63.21 | 2020 | 24 | 64.84 |
| 25 | Guinea | 61.69 | 2020 | 25 | 63.53 |
| 26 | Botswana | 60.72 | 2020 | 26 | 60.25 |
| 27 ↑ | Namibia | 57.99 | 2020 | 28 | 58.88 |
| 28 ↓ | Chad | 57.86 | 2020 | 27 | 59.84 |
| 29 ↑ | Togo | 57.34 | 2020 | 31 | 57.89 |
| 30 ↓ | Gambia | 56.77 | 2020 | 29 | 58.73 |
| 31 ↓ | Mauritius | 56.47 | 2020 | 30 | 58.22 |
| 32 ↑ | Sierra Leone | 56.04 | 2020 | 33 | 56.57 |
| 33 ↑ | Ivory Coast | 55.41 | 2020 | 34 | 55.94 |
| 34 ↑ | Equatorial Guinea | 54.52 | 2020 | 35 | 55.76 |
| 35 ↑ | Nigeria | 53.44 | 2020 | 37 | 54.92 |
| 36 ↑ | Sao Tome and Principe | 53.11 | 2020 | 38 | 54.41 |
| 37 ↓ | Cape Verde | 52.99 | 2020 | 32 | 57.24 |
| 38 ↓ | South Africa | 50.55 | 2020 | 36 | 55.27 |
| 39 | Swaziland | 48.94 | 2020 | 39 | 50.9 |
| 40 ↑ | Gabon | 48.2 | 2020 | 41 | 48.67 |
| 41 ↓ | Sudan | 47.64 | 2020 | 40 | 49.06 |
| 42 | Libya | 47.1 | 2020 | 42 | 47.55 |
| 43 | Tunisia | 45.99 | 2020 | 43 | 46.89 |
| 44 ↑ | Mauritania | 44.73 | 2020 | 46 | 45.15 |
| 45 | Senegal | 44.3 | 2020 | 45 | 45.31 |
| 46 ↑ | Comoros | 43.17 | 2020 | 47 | 44.16 |
| 47 ↓ | Morocco | 43.16 | 2020 | 44 | 45.44 |
| 48 | Egypt | 41.22 | 2020 | 48 | 42.21 |
| 49 | Algeria | 39.87 | 2020 | 49 | 41.81 |
| 50 | Somalia | 33.71 | 2020 | 50 | 34.03 |
| 51 | Djibouti | 31.44 | 2020 | 51 | 32.07 |
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
