2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Country PR CL Free PR CL Free PR CL Free PR CL Free PR CL Free PR CL Free PR CL Free PR CL Free Angola 6 5 5.5 !Not 6 5 5.5 !Not 6 5 5.5 !Not 6 5 5.5 !Not 6 5 5.5 !Not 6 5 5.5 !Not 6 6 6 !Not 6 6 6 !Not Benin* 2 2 2.0 !Free 2 2 2.0 !Free 2 2 2.0 !Free 2 2 2.0 !Free 2 2 2.0 !Free 2 2 2.0 !Free 2 2 2.0 !Free 2 2 2.0 !Free Botswana* 3 2 2.5 !Free 3 2 2.5 !Free 3 2 2.5 !Free 3 2 2.5 !Free 3 2 2.5 !Free 3 2 2.5 !Free 3 2 2.5 !Free 3 2 2.5 !Free Burkina Faso* 5 3 4.0 !Partly 5 3 4.0 !Partly 5 3 4.0 !Partly 5 3 4.0 !Partly 5 3 4.0 !Partly 6 3 4.5 !Partly 4 3 3.5 !Partly 4 3 3.5 !Partly Burundi 4 5 4.5 !Partly 5 5 5.0 !Partly 5 5 5.0 !Partly 5 5 5.0 !Partly 5 5 5.0 !Partly 6 5 5.5 !Not 7 6 6.5 !Not 7 6 6.5 !Not Cameroon 6 6 6.0 !Not 6 6 6.0 !Not 6 6 6.0 !Not 6 6 6.0 !Not 6 6 6.0 !Not 6 6 6.0 !Not 6 6 6.0 !Not 6 6 6.0 !Not Cape Verde* 1 1 1.0 !Free 1 1 1.0 !Free 1 1 1.0 !Free 1 1 1.0 !Free 1 1 1.0 !Free 1 1 1.0 !Free 1 1 1.0 !Free 1 1 1.0 !Free Central African Republic 5 5 5.0 !Partly 5 5 5.0 !Partly 5 5 5.0 !Partly 5 5 5.0 !Partly 7 7 7.0 !Not 7 7 7.0 !Not 7 7 7.0 !Not 7 7 7.0 !Not Chad 7 6 6.5 !Not 7 6 6.5 !Not 7 6 6.5 !Not 7 6 6.5 !Not 7 6 6.5 !Not 7 6 6.5 !Not 7 6 6.5 !Not 7 6 6.5 !Not Comoros* 3 4 3.5 !Partly 3 4 3.5 !Partly 3 4 3.5 !Partly 3 4 3.5 !Partly 3 4 3.5 !Partly 3 4 3.5 !Partly 3 4 3.5 !Partly 3 4 3.5 !Partly Congo, Republic of 6 5 5.5 !Not 6 5 5.5 !Not 6 5 5.5 !Not 6 5 5.5 !Not 6 5 5.5 !Not 6 5 5.5 !Not 6 5 5.5 !Not 7 5 6.0 !Not Congo, Democratic Republic of 6 6 6.0 !Not 6 6 6.0 !Not 6 6 6.0 !Not 6 6 6.0 !Not 6 6 6.0 !Not 6 6 6.0 !Not 6 6 6.0 !Not 7 6 6.5 !Not Ivory Coast* 6 5 5.5 !Not 7 6 6.5 !Not 6 6 6.0 !Not 5 5 5.0 !Partly 5 4 4.5 !Partly 5 4 4.5 !Partly 4 4 4.0 !Partly 4 4 4.0 !Partly Djibouti 5 5 5.0 !Partly 6 5 5.5 !Not 6 5 5.5 !Not 6 5 5.5 !Not 6 5 5.5 !Not 6 5 5.5 !Not 6 5 5.5 !Not 6 5 5.5 !Not Equatorial Guinea 7 7 7.0 !Not 7 7 7.0 !Not 7 7 7.0 !Not 7 7 7.0 !Not 7 7 7.0 !Not 7 7 7.0 !Not 7 7 7.0 !Not 7 7 7.0 !Not Eritrea 7 7 7.0 !Not 7 7 7.0 !Not 7 7 7.0 !Not 7 7 7.0 !Not 7 7 7.0 !Not 7 7 7.0 !Not 7 7 7.0 !Not 7 7 7.0 !Not Ethiopia 5 5 5.0 !Partly 6 6 6.0 !Not 6 6 6.0 !Not 6 6 6.0 !Not 6 6 6.0 !Not 6 6 6.0 !Not 7 6 6.5 !Not 7 6 6.5 !Not Gabon 6 5 5.5 !Not 6 5 5.5 !Not 6 5 5.5 !Not 6 5 5.5 !Not 6 5 5.5 !Not 6 5 5.5 !Not 6 5 5.5 !Not 6 5 5.5 !Not Gambia 5 5 5.0 !Partly 5 5 5.0 !Partly 6 5 5.5 !Not 6 6 6.0 !Not 6 6 6.0 !Not 6 6 6.0 !Not 7 6 6.5 !Not 6 6 6.0 !Not Ghana* 1 2 1.5 !Free 1 2 1.5 !Free 1 2 1.5 !Free 1 2 1.5 !Free 1 2 1.5 !Free 1 2 1.5 !Free 1 2 1.5 !Free 1 2 1.5 !Free Guinea 7 6 6.5 !Not 5 5 5.0 !Partly 5 5 5.0 !Partly 5 5 5.0 !Partly 5 5 5.0 !Partly 5 5 5.0 !Partly 5 5 5.0 !Partly 5 5 5.0 !Partly Guinea-Bissau 4 4 4.0 !Partly 4 4 4.0 !Partly 4 4 4.0 !Partly 6 5 5.5 !Not 6 5 5.5 !Not 5 5 5.0 !Partly 5 5 5.0 !Partly 5 5 5.0 !Partly Kenya* 4 4 4.0 !Partly 4 3 3.5 !Partly 4 3 3.5 !Partly 4 4 4.0 !Partly 4 4 4.0 !Partly 4 4 4.0 !Partly 4 4 4.0 !Partly 4 4 4.0 !Partly Lesotho* 3 3 3.0 !Partly 3 3 3.0 !Partly 3 3 3.0 !Partly 2 3 2.5 !Free 2 3 2.5 !Free 2 3 2.5 !Free 3 3 3.0 !Partly 3 3 3.0 !Partly Liberia* 3 4 3.5 !Partly 3 4 3.5 !Partly 3 4 3.5 !Partly 3 4 3.5 !Partly 3 4 3.5 !Partly 3 4 3.5 !Partly 3 4 3.5 !Partly 3 4 3.5 !Partly Madagascar* 6 4 5.0 !Partly 6 4 5.0 !Partly 6 4 5.0 !Partly 6 4 5.0 !Partly 5 4 4.5 !Partly 4 4 4.0 !Partly 3 4 3.5 !Partly 3 4 3.5 !Partly Malawi* 3 4 3.5 !Partly 3 4 3.5 !Partly 3 4 3.5 !Partly 3 4 3.5 !Partly 3 4 3.5 !Partly 3 4 3.5 !Partly 3 3 3.0 !Partly 3 3 3.0 !Partly Mali 2 3 2.5 !Free 2 3 2.5 !Free 2 3 2.5 !Free 7 5 6.0 !Not 5 4 4.5 !Partly 5 4 4.5 !Partly 5 4 4.5 !Partly 5 4 4.5 !Partly Mauritania 6 5 5.5 !Not 6 5 5.5 !Not 6 5 5.5 !Not 6 5 5.5 !Not 6 5 5.5 !Not 6 5 5.5 !Not 6 5 5.5 !Not 6 5 5.5 !Not Mauritius* 1 2 1.5 !Free 1 2 1.5 !Free 1 2 1.5 !Free 1 2 1.5 !Free 1 2 1.5 !Free 1 2 1.5 !Free 1 2 1.5 !Free 1 2 1.5 !Free Mozambique 4 3 3.5 !Partly 4 3 3.5 !Partly 4 3 3.5 !Partly 4 3 3.5 !Partly 4 3 3.5 !Partly 4 3 3.5 !Partly 4 4 4.0 !Partly 4 4 4.0 !Partly Namibia* 2 2 2.0 !Free 2 2 2.0 !Free 2 2 2.0 !Free 2 2 2.0 !Free 2 2 2.0 !Free 2 2 2.0 !Free 2 2 2.0 !Free 2 2 2.0 !Free Niger 5 4 4.5 !Partly 5 4 4.5 !Partly 3 4 3.5 !Partly 3 4 3.5 !Partly 3 4 3.5 !Partly 3 4 3.5 !Partly 3 4 3.5 !Partly 4 4 4.0 !Partly Nigeria* 5 4 4.5 !Partly 4 4 4.0 !Partly 4 4 4.0 !Partly 4 4 4.0 !Partly 4 4 4.0 !Partly 4 5 4.5 !Partly 4 5 4.5 !Partly 3 5 4.0 !Partly Rwanda 6 5 5.5 !Not 6 5 5.5 !Not 6 5 5.5 !Not 6 6 6.0 !Not 6 5 5.5 !Not 6 6 6.0 !Not 6 6 6.0 !Not 6 6 6.0 !Not São Tomé and Príncipe* 2 2 2.0 !Free 2 2 2.0 !Free 2 2 2.0 !Free 2 2 2.0 !Free 2 2 2.0 !Free 2 2 2.0 !Free 2 2 2.0 !Free 2 2 2.0 !Free Senegal* 3 3 3.0 !Partly 3 3 3.0 !Partly 3 3 3.0 !Partly 2 3 2.5 !Free 2 2 2.0 !Free 2 2 2.0 !Free 2 2 2.0 !Free 2 2 2.0 !Free Seychelles* 3 3 3.0 !Partly 3 3 3.0 !Partly 3 3 3.0 !Partly 3 3 3.0 !Partly 3 3 3.0 !Partly 3 3 3.0 !Partly 3 3 3.0 !Partly 3 3 3.0 !Partly Sierra Leone* 3 3 3.0 !Partly 3 3 3.0 !Partly 3 3 3.0 !Partly 2 3 2.5 !Free 3 3 3.0 !Partly 3 3 3.0 !Partly 3 3 3.0 !Partly 3 3 3.0 !Partly Somalia 7 7 7.0 !Not 7 7 7.0 !Not 7 7 7.0 !Not 7 7 7.0 !Not 7 7 7.0 !Not 7 7 7.0 !Not 7 7 7.0 !Not 7 7 7.0 !Not South Africa* 2 2 2.0 !Free 2 2 2.0 !Free 2 2 2.0 !Free 2 2 2.0 !Free 2 2 2.0 !Free 2 2 2.0 !Free 2 2 2.0 !Free 2 2 2.0 !Free South Sudan 6 5 5.5 !Not 6 5 5.5 !Not 6 6 6.0 !Not 7 6 6.5 !Not 7 6 6.5 !Not 7 7 7.0 !Not Sudan 7 7 7.0 !Not 7 7 7.0 !Not 7 7 7.0 !Not 7 7 7.0 !Not 7 7 7.0 !Not 7 7 7.0 !Not 7 7 7.0 !Not 7 7 7.0 !Not Swaziland 7 5 6.0 !Not 7 5 6.0 !Not 7 5 6.0 !Not 7 5 6.0 !Not 7 5 6.0 !Not 7 5 6.0 !Not 7 5 6.0 !Not 7 5 6.0 !Not Tanzania* 4 3 3.5 !Partly 3 3 3.0 !Partly 3 3 3.0 !Partly 3 3 3.0 !Partly 3 3 3.0 !Partly 3 3 3.0 !Partly 3 4 3.5 !Partly 3 4 3.5 !Partly Togo 5 4 4.5 !Partly 5 4 4.5 !Partly 5 4 4.5 !Partly 5 4 4.5 !Partly 4 4 4.0 !Partly 4 4 4.0 !Partly 4 4 4.0 !Partly 4 4 4.0 !Partly Uganda 5 4 4.5 !Partly 5 4 4.5 !Partly 5 4 4.5 !Partly 5 4 4.5 !Partly 6 4 5.0 !Partly 6 5 5.5 !Not 6 5 5.5 !Not 6 5 5.5 !Not Zambia 3 4 3.5 !Partly 3 4 3.5 !Partly 3 4 3.5 !Partly 3 4 3.5 !Partly 3 4 3.5 !Partly 3 4 3.5 !Partly 3 4 3.5 !Partly 4 4 4.0 !Partly Zimbabwe 6 6 6.0 !Not 6 6 6.0 !Not 6 6 6.0 !Not 6 6 6.0 !Not 5 6 5.5 !Not 5 6 5.5 !Not 5 5 5.0 !Partly 5 5 5.0 !Partly