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HALF Index (habitable land area)
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2011; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
61.0%
Median: 53.9%
Countries Covered
169
with available data
Highest
New Zealand
191.2%
Lowest
Mozambique
13.3%
Top 5 Countries
1New Zealand191.2%
2Argentina161.8%
3Australia158.0%
4Bermuda156.0%
5Mongolia139.8%
By Region
Oceania174.6%(2 countries)
North America90.7%(4 countries)
South America90.6%(7 countries)
Europe90.2%(32 countries)
Other51.1%(92 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (13.3%)High (191.2%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 61.0%)
Oceania (2)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Europe (32)
Other (92)
Asia (23)
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 2011; 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 | New Zealand | 191.2% |
| 2 | Argentina | 161.8% |
| 3 | Australia | 158.0% |
| 4 | Bermuda | 156.0% |
| 5 | Mongolia | 139.8% |
| 6 | United States of America | 137.6% |
| 7 | Denmark | 136.1% |
| 8 | Canada | 129.8% |
| 9 | Luxembourg | 126.5% |
| 10 | Sweden | 126.4% |
| 11 | Brazil | 124.2% |
| 12 | Turkmenistan | 124.0% |
| 13 | France | 122.1% |
| 14 | French Polynesia | 121.8% |
| 15 | Iceland | 119.7% |
| 16 | Italy | 116.6% |
| 17 | Greece | 114.2% |
| 18 | Austria | 112.3% |
| 19 | Switzerland | 111.5% |
| 20 | Kazakhstan | 108.5% |
| 21 | Finland | 108.4% |
| 22 | Norway | 106.8% |
| 23 | Ireland | 105.8% |
| 24 | Uruguay | 104.6% |
| 25 | Israel | 104.5% |
| 26 | Belgium | 104.5% |
| 27 | Slovenia | 100.3% |
| 28 | Netherlands | 99.9% |
| 29 | Malta | 99.3% |
| 30 | Germany | 98.7% |
| 31 | Portugal | 96.1% |
| 32 | United Kingdom | 94.7% |
| 33 | Uzbekistan | 92.6% |
| 34 | Albania | 91.1% |
| 35 | Venezuela | 88.0% |
| 36 | Russian Federation | 81.7% |
| 37 | Belarus | 81.5% |
| 38 | Armenia | 79.6% |
| 39 | Spain | 79.4% |
| 40 | New Caledonia | 77.9% |
| 41 | Montenegro | 76.9% |
| 42 | Chile | 76.8% |
| 43 | Panama | 75.7% |
| 44 | Ecuador | 75.4% |
| 45 | Costa Rica | 75.2% |
| 46 | Kyrgyzstan | 75.2% |
| 47 | Oman | 75.2% |
| 48 | Central African Republic | 74.5% |
| 49 | Estonia | 74.5% |
| 50 | Czech Republic | 73.8% |
| 51 | Bahamas | 71.6% |
| 52 | Latvia | 70.7% |
| 53 | Bolivia | 70.5% |
| 54 | Paraguay | 70.4% |
| 55 | Lithuania | 69.4% |
| 56 | Lebanon | 68.3% |
| 57 | Azerbaijan | 68.3% |
| 58 | Croatia | 68.0% |
| 59 | Barbados | 67.0% |
| 60 | Kuwait | 66.7% |
| 61 | Mauritania | 66.2% |
| 62 | Mexico | 65.3% |
| 63 | Romania | 65.2% |
| 64 | Antigua and Barbuda | 64.9% |
| 65 | Colombia | 63.1% |
| 66 | Mali | 62.2% |
| 67 | Hungary | 62.1% |
| 68 | Niger | 61.7% |
| 69 | Türkiye | 60.9% |
| 70 | South Africa | 60.3% |
| 71 | Gabon | 58.7% |
| 72 | South Korea | 58.2% |
| 73 | Dominica | 57.2% |
| 74 | Brunei Darussalam | 56.8% |
| 75 | Poland | 56.4% |
| 76 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 56.4% |
| 77 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 56.2% |
| 78 | Cyprus | 56.1% |
| 79 | Botswana | 56.1% |
| 80 | Slovakia | 55.8% |
| 81 | Fiji | 55.3% |
| 82 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 55.3% |
| 83 | Serbia | 55.2% |
| 84 | United Arab Emirates | 55.0% |
| 85 | Namibia | 53.9% |
| 86 | Egypt | 53.4% |
| 87 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 53.3% |
| 88 | Samoa | 52.7% |
| 89 | Ukraine | 52.5% |
| 90 | Pakistan | 50.2% |
| 91 | Eswatini | 50.2% |
| 92 | Cuba | 49.6% |
| 93 | Algeria | 49.0% |
| 94 | Kenya | 48.8% |
| 95 | Burkina Faso | 47.4% |
| 96 | Bulgaria | 46.9% |
| 97 | Saudi Arabia | 46.9% |
| 98 | Tunisia | 46.8% |
| 99 | Jordan | 46.5% |
| 100 | Suriname | 45.7% |
| 101 | Mauritius | 45.6% |
| 102 | Dominican Republic | 45.5% |
| 103 | Morocco | 45.4% |
| 104 | Saint Lucia | 44.8% |
| 105 | Georgia | 44.2% |
| 106 | Japan | 42.7% |
| 107 | Grenada | 42.0% |
| 108 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 41.6% |
| 109 | El Salvador | 41.2% |
| 110 | Djibouti | 41.0% |
| 111 | Trinidad and Tobago | 40.9% |
| 112 | People's Republic of China | 40.2% |
| 113 | Chad | 39.7% |
| 114 | Timor-Leste | 39.6% |
| 115 | Vanuatu | 39.5% |
| 116 | Honduras | 39.4% |
| 117 | Maldives | 38.9% |
| 118 | Belize | 37.7% |
| 119 | Jamaica | 37.6% |
| 120 | Nepal | 37.5% |
| 121 | Vietnam | 36.9% |
| 122 | Lesotho | 36.7% |
| 123 | Cameroon | 35.4% |
| 124 | Afghanistan | 33.6% |
| 125 | Zimbabwe | 33.0% |
| 126 | Senegal | 32.1% |
| 127 | Malaysia | 32.0% |
| 128 | Nicaragua | 31.8% |
| 129 | Uganda | 31.5% |
| 130 | Myanmar | 30.7% |
| 131 | Republic of the Congo | 30.2% |
| 132 | Guatemala | 30.2% |
| 133 | Guyana | 30.1% |
| 134 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 30.0% |
| 135 | Madagascar | 29.9% |
| 136 | Angola | 29.7% |
| 137 | United Republic of Tanzania | 29.6% |
| 138 | Moldova, Republic of | 29.2% |
| 139 | Tajikistan | 29.2% |
| 140 | Kiribati | 29.1% |
| 141 | Peru | 28.5% |
| 142 | Yemen | 28.1% |
| 143 | Republic of The Gambia | 28.0% |
| 144 | Philippines | 27.9% |
| 145 | Cote d'Ivoire | 27.4% |
| 146 | Ethiopia | 26.9% |
| 147 | Sao Tome and Principe | 26.8% |
| 148 | Rwanda | 26.7% |
| 149 | Solomon Islands | 26.7% |
| 150 | Ghana | 26.3% |
| 151 | Nigeria | 25.7% |
| 152 | Haiti | 24.0% |
| 153 | Guinea | 23.9% |
| 154 | Guinea-Bissau | 23.6% |
| 155 | Cambodia | 22.6% |
| 156 | Zambia | 22.5% |
| 157 | India | 22.2% |
| 158 | Benin | 22.1% |
| 159 | North Korea | 21.2% |
| 160 | Iraq | 20.9% |
| 161 | Thailand | 20.9% |
| 162 | Indonesia | 18.3% |
| 163 | Malawi | 18.1% |
| 164 | Sierra Leone | 18.0% |
| 165 | Togo | 17.7% |
| 166 | Sri Lanka | 16.2% |
| 167 | Bangladesh | 14.9% |
| 168 | Liberia | 13.4% |
| 169 | Mozambique | 13.3% |
Showing 169 of 169 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2011).
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