demographic2017
Borrowed to start, operate, or expand a farm or business, female (% age 15+)
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2017; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
5.7%
Median: 4.1%
Countries Covered
154
with available data
Highest
Uganda
20.7%
Lowest
Puerto Rico
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Uganda20.7%
2Liberia20.7%
3Kenya18.4%
4Myanmar16.5%
5Guinea16.1%
By Region
Other7.5%(75 countries)
Africa7.3%(9 countries)
Asia5.0%(26 countries)
South America4.3%(7 countries)
North America4.1%(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 (20.7%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 5.7%)
Other (75)
Africa (9)
Asia (26)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Oceania (2)
Europe (31)
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 2017; 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 | Uganda | 20.7% |
| 2 | Liberia | 20.7% |
| 3 | Kenya | 18.4% |
| 4 | Myanmar | 16.5% |
| 5 | Guinea | 16.1% |
| 6 | Nepal | 16.0% |
| 7 | Cambodia | 15.3% |
| 8 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 15.2% |
| 9 | Malawi | 15.0% |
| 10 | Haiti | 14.8% |
| 11 | Madagascar | 13.6% |
| 12 | Philippines | 13.4% |
| 13 | Vietnam | 13.4% |
| 14 | Benin | 13.3% |
| 15 | Zambia | 13.1% |
| 16 | Niger | 12.7% |
| 17 | Burkina Faso | 12.6% |
| 18 | Ghana | 12.5% |
| 19 | Armenia | 12.4% |
| 20 | Nigeria | 12.4% |
| 21 | Somalia | 12.3% |
| 22 | Bolivia | 12.1% |
| 23 | Sierra Leone | 11.6% |
| 24 | Nicaragua | 11.6% |
| 25 | Indonesia | 11.5% |
| 26 | Ethiopia | 11.3% |
| 27 | Cameroon | 11.2% |
| 28 | Dominican Republic | 11.1% |
| 29 | Tajikistan | 10.7% |
| 30 | Rwanda | 10.6% |
| 31 | Gabon | 10.3% |
| 32 | United Republic of Tanzania | 10.2% |
| 33 | Chad | 10.1% |
| 34 | Colombia | 9.9% |
| 35 | Central African Republic | 9.8% |
| 36 | Republic of The Gambia | 9.7% |
| 37 | Togo | 9.4% |
| 38 | South Sudan | 9.1% |
| 39 | Türkiye | 8.8% |
| 40 | Mali | 7.7% |
| 41 | Thailand | 7.4% |
| 42 | Lithuania | 7.4% |
| 43 | Honduras | 7.3% |
| 44 | Mozambique | 7.1% |
| 45 | Guatemala | 7.1% |
| 46 | Burundi | 7.0% |
| 47 | Paraguay | 7.0% |
| 48 | Republic of the Congo | 6.9% |
| 49 | Mauritania | 6.9% |
| 50 | Turkmenistan | 6.8% |
| 51 | Iraq | 6.7% |
| 52 | El Salvador | 6.6% |
| 53 | Namibia | 6.6% |
| 54 | Sri Lanka | 6.5% |
| 55 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 6.4% |
| 56 | Zimbabwe | 6.3% |
| 57 | Peru | 6.3% |
| 58 | Senegal | 6.2% |
| 59 | Austria | 5.8% |
| 60 | India | 5.7% |
| 61 | Jamaica | 5.3% |
| 62 | Costa Rica | 5.2% |
| 63 | Belize | 5.1% |
| 64 | Cote d'Ivoire | 5.1% |
| 65 | Libya | 4.9% |
| 66 | Venezuela | 4.8% |
| 67 | Mexico | 4.7% |
| 68 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.7% |
| 69 | Bangladesh | 4.5% |
| 70 | Kazakhstan | 4.5% |
| 71 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 4.4% |
| 72 | Malaysia | 4.4% |
| 73 | South Africa | 4.2% |
| 74 | Saudi Arabia | 4.1% |
| 75 | Ecuador | 4.1% |
| 76 | Yemen | 4.1% |
| 77 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.1% |
| 78 | Albania | 4.1% |
| 79 | Luxembourg | 4.1% |
| 80 | Switzerland | 4.0% |
| 81 | Mongolia | 4.0% |
| 82 | People's Republic of China | 3.9% |
| 83 | Serbia | 3.8% |
| 84 | New Zealand | 3.7% |
| 85 | Montenegro | 3.7% |
| 86 | Lesotho | 3.6% |
| 87 | Israel | 3.6% |
| 88 | Panama | 3.5% |
| 89 | South Korea | 3.4% |
| 90 | Slovenia | 3.3% |
| 91 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.1% |
| 92 | Kuwait | 3.1% |
| 93 | United Arab Emirates | 3.1% |
| 94 | Croatia | 3.1% |
| 95 | Tunisia | 3.1% |
| 96 | Jordan | 3.0% |
| 97 | Azerbaijan | 3.0% |
| 98 | Spain | 3.0% |
| 99 | Bahrain | 2.9% |
| 100 | Moldova, Republic of | 2.9% |
| 101 | Argentina | 2.9% |
| 102 | Botswana | 2.9% |
| 103 | United States of America | 2.8% |
| 104 | France | 2.8% |
| 105 | Angola | 2.6% |
| 106 | Sudan | 2.6% |
| 107 | Brazil | 2.6% |
| 108 | Ireland | 2.5% |
| 109 | Georgia | 2.5% |
| 110 | Algeria | 2.4% |
| 111 | Lebanon | 2.4% |
| 112 | Estonia | 2.3% |
| 113 | Chile | 2.3% |
| 114 | Slovakia | 2.2% |
| 115 | Uruguay | 2.2% |
| 116 | Pakistan | 2.2% |
| 117 | Poland | 2.1% |
| 118 | Bhutan | 1.8% |
| 119 | Bulgaria | 1.8% |
| 120 | Belarus | 1.8% |
| 121 | Canada | 1.7% |
| 122 | Norway | 1.6% |
| 123 | United Kingdom | 1.6% |
| 124 | Egypt | 1.6% |
| 125 | Mauritius | 1.5% |
| 126 | Germany | 1.5% |
| 127 | Cyprus | 1.5% |
| 128 | Australia | 1.4% |
| 129 | Maldives | 1.4% |
| 130 | Romania | 1.4% |
| 131 | Afghanistan | 1.4% |
| 132 | Finland | 1.4% |
| 133 | Portugal | 1.3% |
| 134 | Italy | 1.1% |
| 135 | Greece | 1.1% |
| 136 | Netherlands | 1.1% |
| 137 | Denmark | 1.0% |
| 138 | Belgium | 1.0% |
| 139 | Russian Federation | 1.0% |
| 140 | Singapore | 1.0% |
| 141 | Ukraine | 0.9% |
| 142 | Czech Republic | 0.9% |
| 143 | Hungary | 0.9% |
| 144 | Uzbekistan | 0.9% |
| 145 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 0.8% |
| 146 | State of Palestine | 0.8% |
| 147 | Japan | 0.8% |
| 148 | Hong Kong | 0.8% |
| 149 | Taiwan, Province of China | 0.8% |
| 150 | Sweden | 0.7% |
| 151 | Morocco | 0.7% |
| 152 | Latvia | 0.6% |
| 153 | Malta | 0.1% |
| 154 | Puerto Rico | 0.0% |
Showing 154 of 154 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2017).
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