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Completeness of birth registration (%) — series 2

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2022; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data180 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
85.4%
Median: 97.1%
Countries Covered
180
with available data
Highest
Bulgaria
100.0%
Lowest
Ethiopia
2.7%
Top 5 Countries
1Bulgaria100.0%
2Belarus100.0%
3Canada100.0%
4Croatia100.0%
5Cyprus100.0%
By Region
Oceania100.0%(2 countries)
Europe100.0%(32 countries)
North America98.4%(4 countries)
South America96.5%(7 countries)
Asia86.4%(21 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (2.7%)High (100.0%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 85.4%)

Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Asia (21)
Other (105)
Africa (9)

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 2022; 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
1Bulgaria100.0%
2Belarus100.0%
3Canada100.0%
4Croatia100.0%
5Cyprus100.0%
6Czech Republic100.0%
7Denmark100.0%
8Estonia100.0%
9Finland100.0%
10France100.0%
11Germany100.0%
12Greece100.0%
13Hungary100.0%
14Iceland100.0%
15Ireland100.0%
16Israel100.0%
17Italy100.0%
18Japan100.0%
19North Korea100.0%
20Latvia100.0%
21Liechtenstein100.0%
22Lithuania100.0%
23Luxembourg100.0%
24Malta100.0%
25Monaco100.0%
26Oman100.0%
27Netherlands100.0%
28New Zealand100.0%
29Norway100.0%
30Poland100.0%
31Portugal100.0%
32Qatar100.0%
33Romania100.0%
34Russian Federation100.0%
35San Marino100.0%
36Slovakia100.0%
37Slovenia100.0%
38Spain100.0%
39Sweden100.0%
40Switzerland100.0%
41United Arab Emirates100.0%
42United Kingdom100.0%
43United States of America100.0%
44Andorra100.0%
45Australia100.0%
46Austria100.0%
47Bahrain100.0%
48Belgium100.0%
49Serbia99.9%
50Singapore99.9%
51Tunisia99.9%
52Turkmenistan99.9%
53Uzbekistan99.9%
54Bhutan99.9%
55Brunei Darussalam99.9%
56Cuba99.8%
57Thailand99.8%
58Ukraine99.8%
59The Republic of North Macedonia99.8%
60Uruguay99.8%
61Kazakhstan99.7%
62Argentina99.7%
63Costa Rica99.6%
64Mongolia99.6%
65Moldova, Republic of99.6%
66Algeria99.6%
67Bosnia and Herzegovina99.5%
68Chile99.4%
69Montenegro99.4%
70Egypt99.4%
71Armenia99.3%
72State of Palestine99.2%
73Saudi Arabia99.2%
74Turks and Caicos Islands99.2%
75Kyrgyzstan98.9%
76Lebanon98.9%
77Iraq98.8%
78Maldives98.8%
79Barbados98.7%
80Islamic Republic of Iran98.6%
81Sao Tome and Principe98.6%
82Georgia98.5%
83Türkiye98.4%
84Albania98.4%
85Suriname98.3%
86Guyana98.1%
87Jamaica98.0%
88Jordan98.0%
89Tonga97.7%
90Sri Lanka97.2%
91Honduras97.0%
92Mexico97.0%
93Morocco96.9%
94Colombia96.8%
95Panama96.7%
96Trinidad and Tobago96.5%
97Guatemala96.4%
98Peru96.4%
99Brazil96.4%
100Vietnam96.1%
101Syrian Arab Republic96.0%
102Republic of the Congo95.9%
103Nauru95.9%
104Tajikistan95.8%
105Belize95.7%
106Azerbaijan93.6%
107Dominican Republic92.2%
108Saint Lucia92.0%
109Bolivia91.9%
110Philippines91.8%
111Djibouti91.7%
112Kiribati91.6%
113Cape Verde91.4%
114El Salvador91.2%
115Sierra Leone90.4%
116Gabon89.6%
117India89.1%
118South Africa88.6%
119Solomon Islands88.0%
120Botswana87.5%
121Comoros87.3%
122Ecuador87.2%
123Tuvalu87.2%
124Mali86.7%
125Fiji86.6%
126Benin85.6%
127Rwanda85.6%
128Isle of Man85.4%
129Haiti84.8%
130Nicaragua84.7%
131Marshall Islands83.8%
132Burundi83.5%
133Togo82.9%
134Myanmar81.3%
135Venezuela81.3%
136Senegal78.7%
137Namibia78.1%
138Nepal77.2%
139Indonesia77.0%
140Burkina Faso76.9%
141Madagascar73.8%
142Cambodia73.3%
143Lao People's Democratic Republic73.0%
144Cote d'Ivoire71.7%
145Paraguay71.0%
146Ghana70.6%
147Sudan67.3%
148Malawi67.2%
149Kenya66.9%
150Samoa66.9%
151Liberia66.3%
152Niger63.9%
153Guinea62.0%
154Cameroon61.9%
155Timor-Leste60.4%
156Republic of The Gambia59.0%
157Bangladesh56.0%
158Mozambique55.0%
159Equatorial Guinea53.5%
160Eswatini53.5%
161Zimbabwe48.7%
162Guinea-Bissau46.0%
163Central African Republic44.8%
164Mauritania44.8%
165Lesotho44.5%
166Vanuatu43.4%
167Nigeria42.6%
168Afghanistan42.3%
169Pakistan42.2%
170Democratic Republic of the Congo40.1%
171South Sudan35.4%
172Uganda32.2%
173Yemen30.7%
174United Republic of Tanzania26.4%
175Chad25.7%
176Angola25.0%
177Zambia14.0%
178Papua New Guinea13.4%
179Somalia5.9%
180Ethiopia2.7%
Showing 180 of 180 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2022).

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