Country Summaries (Active Players)
| Rank | January 2017 | December 2016 | Last Month Change | Jan 2016 | Growth since Jan '16 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Ch | Countries | Rated | Titled | Rated | Titled | Last Month Growth % | Rated Change | Titled Change | Rated | Titled | Last Year Growth % | Rated Change | Titled Change |
| 1 | = | Egypt | 999 | 57 | 870 | 57 | 15% | 129 | 0 | 787 | 52 | 27% | 212 | 5 |
| 2 | = | South Africa | 436 | 81 | 422 | 83 | 3% | 14 | -2 | 388 | 70 | 12% | 48 | 11 |
| 3 | = | Algeria | 276 | 48 | 273 | 47 | 1% | 3 | 1 | 244 | 42 | 13% | 32 | 6 |
| 4 | = | Morocco | 235 | 29 | 221 | 29 | 6% | 14 | 0 | 115 | 15 | 104% | 120 | 14 |
| 5 | = | Libya | 208 | 7 | 210 | 7 | -1% | -2 | 0 | 96 | 13 | 117% | 112 | -6 |
| 6 | = | Kenya | 191 | 13 | 206 | 14 | -7% | -15 | -1 | 158 | 10 | 21% | 33 | 3 |
| 7 | +1 | Zambia | 172 | 23 | 165 | 22 | 4% | 7 | 1 | 113 | 16 | 52% | 59 | 7 |
| 8 | -1 | Nigeria | 166 | 27 | 166 | 27 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 122 | 17 | 36% | 44 | 10 |
| 9 | = | Tunisia | 150 | 28 | 139 | 29 | 8% | 11 | -1 | 192 | 30 | -22% | -42 | -2 |
| 10 | = | Angola | 129 | 22 | 134 | 22 | -4% | -5 | 0 | 112 | 24 | 15% | 17 | -2 |
| 11 | = | Botswana | 128 | 19 | 130 | 20 | -2% | -2 | -1 | 101 | 18 | 27% | 27 | 1 |
| 12 | = | Madagascar | 107 | 8 | 107 | 8 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 92 | 7 | 16% | 15 | 1 |
| 13 | +1 | Malawi | 61 | 8 | 63 | 8 | -3% | -2 | 0 | 80 | 6 | -24% | -19 | 2 |
| 14 | -1 | Zimbabwe | 60 | 6 | 69 | 6 | -13% | -9 | 0 | 77 | 5 | -22% | -17 | 1 |
| 15 | = | Uganda | 50 | 12 | 49 | 12 | 2% | 1 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 127% | 28 | -1 |
| 16 | = | Sudan | 49 | 10 | 47 | 10 | 4% | 2 | 0 | 54 | 7 | -9% | -5 | 3 |
| 17 | = | Mauritania | 42 | 6 | 45 | 6 | -7% | -3 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 56% | 15 | - |
| 18 | = | Lesotho | 36 | 3 | 37 | 3 | -3% | -1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 57% | 13 | 3 |
| 19 | = | Ghana | 27 | 8 | 34 | 8 | -21% | -7 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 8% | 2 | 5 |
| 20 | = | Tanzania | 19 | 2 | 21 | 2 | -10% | -2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 36% | 5 | 1 |
| 21 | +1 | Togo | 18 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 29% | 4 | - |
| 22 | +1 | Namibia | 17 | 4 | 18 | 5 | -6% | -1 | -1 | 9 | 3 | 89% | 8 | 1 |
| 23 | -2 | Rwanda | 16 | 3 | 19 | 3 | -16% | -3 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 0% | - | 1 |
| 24 | = | Swaziland | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 7% | 1 | - |
| 25 | = | Ethiopia | 15 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | -32% | -7 | 8 |
| 26 | = | Cote d Ivoire | 15 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 25% | 3 | - |
| 27 | = | Mozambique | 14 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 180% | 9 | 7 |
| 28 | = | Mauritius | 12 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 100% | 6 | 4 |
| 29 | = | Burkina Faso | 7 | 0 | 11 | 0 | -36% | -4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | -42% | -5 | - |
| 30 | = | Sao Tome and Principe | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 75% | 3 | 2 |
| 31 | = | Cape Verde | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New | 5 | - |
| 32 | = | Burundi | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | 3 | 1 |
| 33 | = | Liberia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 5 | - |
| 34 | = | South Sudan | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New | 5 | - |
| 35 | = | Congo | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New | 5 | 1 |
| 36 | = | Mali | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New | 4 | 1 |
| 37 | = | Somalia | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New | 4 | 1 |
| 38 | = | Gambia | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | New | 4 | 4 |
| 39 | = | Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | -25% | -1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | -67% | -6 | -2 |
| 40 | = | Sierra Leone | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50% | 1 | - |
| 41 | = | Dijibouti | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New | 2 | - |
| 42 | = | Eritrea | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New | 2 | - |
| 43 | = | Seychelles | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | - | - |
| 44 | = | Gabon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | New | 1 | - |
| Grand Total | 3 727 | 465 | 3 603 | 468 | 124 | -3 | 2 971 | 374 | 756 | 91 | ||||
| Growth Summary | Last Month | Since Jan 2016 |
| Number | 124 | 756 |
| Percentage | 3% | 25% |