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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 2020; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
4.0value
Median: 7.0value
Countries Covered
167
with available data
Highest
Canada
10.0value
Lowest
Bahrain
-10.0value
Top 5 Countries
1Canada10.0value
2Cape Verde10.0value
3Chile10.0value
4Taiwan, Province of China10.0value
5Costa Rica10.0value
By Region
Oceania10.0value(2 countries)
Europe9.4value(31 countries)
South America8.3value(7 countries)
North America7.8value(4 countries)
Africa2.9value(9 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (-10.0value)High (10.0value)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 4.0value)
Oceania (2)
Europe (31)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Africa (9)
Other (88)
Asia (26)
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 2020; 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 | Canada | 10.0value |
| 2 | Cape Verde | 10.0value |
| 3 | Chile | 10.0value |
| 4 | Taiwan, Province of China | 10.0value |
| 5 | Costa Rica | 10.0value |
| 6 | Cyprus | 10.0value |
| 7 | Denmark | 10.0value |
| 8 | Finland | 10.0value |
| 9 | France | 10.0value |
| 10 | Germany | 10.0value |
| 11 | Greece | 10.0value |
| 12 | Hungary | 10.0value |
| 13 | Ireland | 10.0value |
| 14 | Italy | 10.0value |
| 15 | Japan | 10.0value |
| 16 | Lithuania | 10.0value |
| 17 | Luxembourg | 10.0value |
| 18 | Mauritius | 10.0value |
| 19 | Mongolia | 10.0value |
| 20 | Netherlands | 10.0value |
| 21 | New Zealand | 10.0value |
| 22 | Norway | 10.0value |
| 23 | Poland | 10.0value |
| 24 | Portugal | 10.0value |
| 25 | Slovakia | 10.0value |
| 26 | Slovenia | 10.0value |
| 27 | Spain | 10.0value |
| 28 | Sweden | 10.0value |
| 29 | Switzerland | 10.0value |
| 30 | Uruguay | 10.0value |
| 31 | Australia | 10.0value |
| 32 | Austria | 10.0value |
| 33 | Bulgaria | 9.0value |
| 34 | Croatia | 9.0value |
| 35 | Czech Republic | 9.0value |
| 36 | Estonia | 9.0value |
| 37 | India | 9.0value |
| 38 | Indonesia | 9.0value |
| 39 | Jamaica | 9.0value |
| 40 | Kenya | 9.0value |
| 41 | Moldova, Republic of | 9.0value |
| 42 | Montenegro | 9.0value |
| 43 | Panama | 9.0value |
| 44 | Paraguay | 9.0value |
| 45 | Peru | 9.0value |
| 46 | Romania | 9.0value |
| 47 | South Africa | 9.0value |
| 48 | Trinidad and Tobago | 9.0value |
| 49 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 9.0value |
| 50 | Albania | 9.0value |
| 51 | Argentina | 9.0value |
| 52 | Myanmar | 8.0value |
| 53 | El Salvador | 8.0value |
| 54 | Ghana | 8.0value |
| 55 | Guatemala | 8.0value |
| 56 | South Korea | 8.0value |
| 57 | Kyrgyzstan | 8.0value |
| 58 | Lesotho | 8.0value |
| 59 | Latvia | 8.0value |
| 60 | Mexico | 8.0value |
| 61 | Philippines | 8.0value |
| 62 | Timor-Leste | 8.0value |
| 63 | Serbia | 8.0value |
| 64 | United Kingdom | 8.0value |
| 65 | Belgium | 8.0value |
| 66 | Botswana | 8.0value |
| 67 | Brazil | 8.0value |
| 68 | Solomon Islands | 8.0value |
| 69 | Colombia | 7.0value |
| 70 | Benin | 7.0value |
| 71 | Dominican Republic | 7.0value |
| 72 | Georgia | 7.0value |
| 73 | Guyana | 7.0value |
| 74 | Honduras | 7.0value |
| 75 | Liberia | 7.0value |
| 76 | Malaysia | 7.0value |
| 77 | Nepal | 7.0value |
| 78 | Nigeria | 7.0value |
| 79 | Pakistan | 7.0value |
| 80 | Senegal | 7.0value |
| 81 | Sierra Leone | 7.0value |
| 82 | Tunisia | 7.0value |
| 83 | Armenia | 7.0value |
| 84 | Bhutan | 7.0value |
| 85 | Bolivia | 7.0value |
| 86 | Central African Republic | 6.0value |
| 87 | Sri Lanka | 6.0value |
| 88 | Iraq | 6.0value |
| 89 | Israel | 6.0value |
| 90 | Lebanon | 6.0value |
| 91 | Madagascar | 6.0value |
| 92 | Malawi | 6.0value |
| 93 | Namibia | 6.0value |
| 94 | Nicaragua | 6.0value |
| 95 | Guinea-Bissau | 6.0value |
| 96 | Burkina Faso | 6.0value |
| 97 | Zambia | 6.0value |
| 98 | Ecuador | 5.0value |
| 99 | Haiti | 5.0value |
| 100 | Mali | 5.0value |
| 101 | Mozambique | 5.0value |
| 102 | Niger | 5.0value |
| 103 | Papua New Guinea | 5.0value |
| 104 | Somalia | 5.0value |
| 105 | Suriname | 5.0value |
| 106 | United States of America | 5.0value |
| 107 | Republic of The Gambia | 4.0value |
| 108 | Guinea | 4.0value |
| 109 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4.0value |
| 110 | Russian Federation | 4.0value |
| 111 | Zimbabwe | 4.0value |
| 112 | Ukraine | 4.0value |
| 113 | Djibouti | 3.0value |
| 114 | Gabon | 3.0value |
| 115 | United Republic of Tanzania | 3.0value |
| 116 | Fiji | 2.0value |
| 117 | Algeria | 2.0value |
| 118 | Ethiopia | 1.0value |
| 119 | Libya | 0.0value |
| 120 | South Sudan | 0.0value |
| 121 | Yemen | 0.0value |
| 122 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0value |
| 123 | Burundi | -1.0value |
| 124 | Chad | -1.0value |
| 125 | Uganda | -1.0value |
| 126 | Afghanistan | -1.0value |
| 127 | Mauritania | -2.0value |
| 128 | Singapore | -2.0value |
| 129 | Togo | -2.0value |
| 130 | Angola | -2.0value |
| 131 | Comoros | -3.0value |
| 132 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | -3.0value |
| 133 | Jordan | -3.0value |
| 134 | Rwanda | -3.0value |
| 135 | Tajikistan | -3.0value |
| 136 | Thailand | -3.0value |
| 137 | Venezuela | -3.0value |
| 138 | Cambodia | -4.0value |
| 139 | Republic of the Congo | -4.0value |
| 140 | Morocco | -4.0value |
| 141 | Sudan | -4.0value |
| 142 | Türkiye | -4.0value |
| 143 | Egypt | -4.0value |
| 144 | Cameroon | -5.0value |
| 145 | Cuba | -5.0value |
| 146 | Equatorial Guinea | -6.0value |
| 147 | Kazakhstan | -6.0value |
| 148 | Bangladesh | -6.0value |
| 149 | Belarus | -7.0value |
| 150 | People's Republic of China | -7.0value |
| 151 | Eritrea | -7.0value |
| 152 | Islamic Republic of Iran | -7.0value |
| 153 | Kuwait | -7.0value |
| 154 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | -7.0value |
| 155 | Vietnam | -7.0value |
| 156 | Eswatini | -7.0value |
| 157 | Azerbaijan | -7.0value |
| 158 | Oman | -8.0value |
| 159 | United Arab Emirates | -8.0value |
| 160 | Turkmenistan | -8.0value |
| 161 | Holy See (Vatican City State) | -9.0value |
| 162 | Syrian Arab Republic | -9.0value |
| 163 | Uzbekistan | -9.0value |
| 164 | North Korea | -10.0value |
| 165 | Qatar | -10.0value |
| 166 | Saudi Arabia | -10.0value |
| 167 | Bahrain | -10.0value |
Showing 167 of 167 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2020).
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