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Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
1.5%
Median: 0.0%
Countries Covered
231
with available data
Highest
Kenya
18.9%
Lowest
Brunei Darussalam
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Kenya18.9%
2Eritrea17.1%
3South Sudan11.8%
4United Republic of Tanzania11.0%
5Madagascar9.3%
By Region
Africa4.6%(9 countries)
Other1.8%(151 countries)
South America1.3%(7 countries)
Asia0.6%(26 countries)
North America0.4%(4 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0%)High (18.9%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 1.5%)
Africa (9)
Other (151)
South America (7)
Asia (26)
North America (4)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenya | 18.9% |
| 2 | Eritrea | 17.1% |
| 3 | South Sudan | 11.8% |
| 4 | United Republic of Tanzania | 11.0% |
| 5 | Madagascar | 9.3% |
| 6 | Myanmar | 9.1% |
| 7 | Papua New Guinea | 8.9% |
| 8 | Eswatini | 8.8% |
| 9 | Sierra Leone | 8.7% |
| 10 | Liberia | 8.4% |
| 11 | Mozambique | 8.2% |
| 12 | Angola | 8.0% |
| 13 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 7.7% |
| 14 | Zimbabwe | 7.2% |
| 15 | Chad | 7.1% |
| 16 | Rwanda | 7.1% |
| 17 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 7.0% |
| 18 | Afghanistan | 6.4% |
| 19 | Equatorial Guinea | 6.3% |
| 20 | Republic of the Congo | 6.1% |
| 21 | Tajikistan | 6.1% |
| 22 | Guinea | 6.0% |
| 23 | Togo | 6.0% |
| 24 | Cambodia | 5.8% |
| 25 | Zambia | 5.6% |
| 26 | Timor-Leste | 4.9% |
| 27 | Bolivia | 4.7% |
| 28 | Vanuatu | 4.6% |
| 29 | Mongolia | 4.6% |
| 30 | Sudan | 4.6% |
| 31 | Cameroon | 4.4% |
| 32 | Ghana | 4.2% |
| 33 | Colombia | 3.9% |
| 34 | Uganda | 3.9% |
| 35 | Ethiopia | 3.8% |
| 36 | Solomon Islands | 3.8% |
| 37 | Nigeria | 3.8% |
| 38 | Seychelles | 3.8% |
| 39 | Lesotho | 3.7% |
| 40 | Burundi | 3.6% |
| 41 | Somalia | 3.4% |
| 42 | Central African Republic | 3.3% |
| 43 | Grenada | 3.2% |
| 44 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3.0% |
| 45 | Namibia | 2.9% |
| 46 | Mayotte | 2.9% |
| 47 | Benin | 2.6% |
| 48 | Dominica | 2.1% |
| 49 | Yemen | 2.0% |
| 50 | Sri Lanka | 2.0% |
| 51 | Gabon | 1.9% |
| 52 | Ecuador | 1.9% |
| 53 | Algeria | 1.8% |
| 54 | Niger | 1.8% |
| 55 | Fiji | 1.8% |
| 56 | Malawi | 1.6% |
| 57 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.5% |
| 58 | Guatemala | 1.4% |
| 59 | Venezuela | 1.4% |
| 60 | Brazil | 1.3% |
| 61 | Haiti | 1.3% |
| 62 | South Africa | 1.2% |
| 63 | Uzbekistan | 1.1% |
| 64 | Pakistan | 1.1% |
| 65 | Panama | 1.0% |
| 66 | Peru | 1.0% |
| 67 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.0% |
| 68 | El Salvador | 0.9% |
| 69 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.9% |
| 70 | Indonesia | 0.8% |
| 71 | Guyana | 0.8% |
| 72 | Russian Federation | 0.8% |
| 73 | Malaysia | 0.7% |
| 74 | Iraq | 0.7% |
| 75 | Dominican Republic | 0.7% |
| 76 | Chile | 0.7% |
| 77 | Ukraine | 0.6% |
| 78 | Jamaica | 0.6% |
| 79 | Suriname | 0.6% |
| 80 | Nepal | 0.6% |
| 81 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.5% |
| 82 | Argentina | 0.5% |
| 83 | Bangladesh | 0.5% |
| 84 | Comoros | 0.5% |
| 85 | Croatia | 0.4% |
| 86 | Botswana | 0.4% |
| 87 | India | 0.4% |
| 88 | Mali | 0.3% |
| 89 | North Korea | 0.3% |
| 90 | Djibouti | 0.3% |
| 91 | Cuba | 0.2% |
| 92 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.2% |
| 93 | Türkiye | 0.2% |
| 94 | Samoa | 0.2% |
| 95 | Mauritania | 0.1% |
| 96 | Libya | 0.1% |
| 97 | People's Republic of China | 0.1% |
| 98 | Kazakhstan | 0.1% |
| 99 | Burkina Faso | 0.1% |
| 100 | Tunisia | 0.1% |
| 101 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 0.1% |
| 102 | Jordan | 0.1% |
| 103 | Senegal | 0.1% |
| 104 | Czech Republic | 0.0% |
| 105 | Honduras | 0.0% |
| 106 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 0.0% |
| 107 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0% |
| 108 | Cyprus | 0.0% |
| 109 | Republic of The Gambia | 0.0% |
| 110 | Armenia | 0.0% |
| 111 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0% |
| 112 | Oman | 0.0% |
| 113 | Serbia | 0.0% |
| 114 | Cayman Islands | 0.0% |
| 115 | Egypt | 0.0% |
| 116 | Montenegro | 0.0% |
| 117 | Georgia | 0.0% |
| 118 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.0% |
| 119 | Bulgaria | 0.0% |
| 120 | Belarus | 0.0% |
| 121 | Canada | 0.0% |
| 122 | Cape Verde | 0.0% |
| 123 | Cook Islands | 0.0% |
| 124 | Costa Rica | 0.0% |
| 125 | Denmark | 0.0% |
| 126 | Estonia | 0.0% |
| 127 | Faroe Islands | 0.0% |
| 128 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0.0% |
| 129 | Finland | 0.0% |
| 130 | France | 0.0% |
| 131 | French Guiana | 0.0% |
| 132 | French Polynesia | 0.0% |
| 133 | State of Palestine | 0.0% |
| 134 | Germany | 0.0% |
| 135 | Gibraltar | 0.0% |
| 136 | Kiribati | 0.0% |
| 137 | Greece | 0.0% |
| 138 | Greenland | 0.0% |
| 139 | Guadeloupe | 0.0% |
| 140 | Guam | 0.0% |
| 141 | Hong Kong | 0.0% |
| 142 | Hungary | 0.0% |
| 143 | Iceland | 0.0% |
| 144 | Ireland | 0.0% |
| 145 | Israel | 0.0% |
| 146 | Italy | 0.0% |
| 147 | Japan | 0.0% |
| 148 | South Korea | 0.0% |
| 149 | Kuwait | 0.0% |
| 150 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.0% |
| 151 | Lebanon | 0.0% |
| 152 | Latvia | 0.0% |
| 153 | Liechtenstein | 0.0% |
| 154 | Lithuania | 0.0% |
| 155 | Luxembourg | 0.0% |
| 156 | Macao | 0.0% |
| 157 | Maldives | 0.0% |
| 158 | Malta | 0.0% |
| 159 | Martinique | 0.0% |
| 160 | Mauritius | 0.0% |
| 161 | Mexico | 0.0% |
| 162 | Monaco | 0.0% |
| 163 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.0% |
| 164 | Montserrat | 0.0% |
| 165 | Morocco | 0.0% |
| 166 | Nauru | 0.0% |
| 167 | Netherlands | 0.0% |
| 168 | Curaçao | 0.0% |
| 169 | Aruba | 0.0% |
| 170 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0.0% |
| 171 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 0.0% |
| 172 | New Caledonia | 0.0% |
| 173 | New Zealand | 0.0% |
| 174 | Niue | 0.0% |
| 175 | Norway | 0.0% |
| 176 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.0% |
| 177 | Marshall Islands | 0.0% |
| 178 | Palau | 0.0% |
| 179 | Paraguay | 0.0% |
| 180 | Philippines | 0.0% |
| 181 | Poland | 0.0% |
| 182 | Portugal | 0.0% |
| 183 | Puerto Rico | 0.0% |
| 184 | Qatar | 0.0% |
| 185 | Reunion | 0.0% |
| 186 | Romania | 0.0% |
| 187 | Saint Barthélemy | 0.0% |
| 188 | Saint Helena | 0.0% |
| 189 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0% |
| 190 | Anguilla | 0.0% |
| 191 | Saint Lucia | 0.0% |
| 192 | Saint Martin (French part) | 0.0% |
| 193 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0.0% |
| 194 | San Marino | 0.0% |
| 195 | Singapore | 0.0% |
| 196 | Slovakia | 0.0% |
| 197 | Vietnam | 0.0% |
| 198 | Slovenia | 0.0% |
| 199 | Spain | 0.0% |
| 200 | Sweden | 0.0% |
| 201 | Switzerland | 0.0% |
| 202 | Thailand | 0.0% |
| 203 | Tokelau | 0.0% |
| 204 | Tonga | 0.0% |
| 205 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0% |
| 206 | Turkmenistan | 0.0% |
| 207 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0% |
| 208 | Tuvalu | 0.0% |
| 209 | United Kingdom | 0.0% |
| 210 | Jersey | 0.0% |
| 211 | Isle of Man | 0.0% |
| 212 | United States of America | 0.0% |
| 213 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 0.0% |
| 214 | Uruguay | 0.0% |
| 215 | Wallis and Futuna | 0.0% |
| 216 | Albania | 0.0% |
| 217 | American Samoa | 0.0% |
| 218 | Andorra | 0.0% |
| 219 | Azerbaijan | 0.0% |
| 220 | Australia | 0.0% |
| 221 | Austria | 0.0% |
| 222 | Bahamas | 0.0% |
| 223 | Bahrain | 0.0% |
| 224 | Barbados | 0.0% |
| 225 | Belgium | 0.0% |
| 226 | Bermuda | 0.0% |
| 227 | Bhutan | 0.0% |
| 228 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0% |
| 229 | Belize | 0.0% |
| 230 | Virgin Islands, British | 0.0% |
| 231 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.0% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).
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