African FIFA rank differences: 2005 and 2010

Comparing the Jan 2005 and Aug 2010 FIFA rankings of all the African nations.

Rank Difference - Nation (2005 rank/2010 rank)

+73 - Gabon (104/31)

+73 - Gambia (164/91)

+54 - Tanzania (165/111)

+48 - Burkina Faso (87/39)

+46 - Guinea-Bissau (186/140)

+45 - Algeria (80/35)

+45 - Namibia (161/116)

+44 - Benin (113/69)

+44 - Mozambique (130/86)

+41 - Cape Verde Islands (118/77)

+38 - Uganda (101/63)

+31 - Sierra Leone (163/132)

+30 - Ghana (50/20)

+28 - Malawi (106/78)

+25 - Burundi (147/122)

+25 - Chad (159/134)

+23 - Niger (177/154)

+23 - Egypt (32/9)

+19 - Botswana (101/82)

+19 - Cote d'Ivoire (42/23)

+12 - Djibouti (200/188)

+11 - Central African Republic (183/172)

+9 - Equitorial Guinea (173/164)

+9 - Mauritania (178/169)

+8 - Eritrea (169/161)

+8 - Somalia (184/176)

-65 - Zimbabwe (53/118)

-59 - Morocco (36/95)

-55 - Congo DR (77/132)

-50 - Mauritius (143/193)

-49 - Senegal (30/79)

-32 - Angola (61/93)

-31 - Togo (56/87)

-28 - Tunisia (28/56)

-27 - Libya (80/107)

-25 - Kenya (89/114)

-23 - Ethiopia (112/135)

-23 - Rwanda (89/112)

-16 - Zambia (58/74)

-14 - Cameroon (23/37)

-12 - Lesotho (145/157)

-10 - Nigeria (24/34)

-9 - South Africa (49/58)

-9 - Sudan (92/101)

-8 - Swaziland (134/142)

-8 - Seychelles (176/184)

-7 - Congo (110/117)

-5 - Madagascar (149/154)

-4 - Liberia (135/139)

-2 - Guinea (79/81)

-2 - Mali (63/65)

Comoros - no ranking in 2005