Africa: Economic Freedom Rating

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Mauritius	72.29
Botswana	68.61
Uganda	64.43
South Africa	63.24
Madagascar	62.40
Namibia	61.03
Kenya	59.58
Swaziland	58.85
Cape Verde	58.40
Senegal	58.16
Ghana	56.66
Gambia	56.61
Mozambique	56.57
Tanzania	56.40
Zambia	56.37
Burkina Faso	55.63
Mali	55.53
Cote d'Ivoire	55.52
Nigeria	55.48
Mauritania	55.02
Benin	55.00
Rwanda	54.14
Cameroon	54.01
Malawi	53.81
Gabon	53.57
Ethiopia	53.22
Guinea	52.77
Niger	52.72
Eq. Guinea	52.50
Djibouti	52.31
Lesotho	51.88
Sierra Leone	48.92
Togo	48.84
CAR	48.25
Chad	47.73
Angola	47.10
Burundi	46.30
Congo(Brazza)	45.21
Guinea-Bissau	45.07
Zimbabwe	29.83

Africa: Economic freedom rating

Scores are from 0 to 100, higher scores are more desirable i.e. more conducive to economic growth. The lower the score, the greater the level of government interference in the economy and the less economic freedom a country enjoys.

• Free 80 - 100;
• Mostly Free 70 - 79.9;
• Moderately Free 60 - 69.9;
• Mostly Unfree 50 to 59.9; and
• Repressed 0 - 49.9.

Source: The Heritage Foundation and the Wall Street Journal

Statistics for Africa. Africa is a desert so far as house-price statistics are concerned. The exception is South Africa, where ABSA Group releases good house price data, and has a monthly house price index.