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17th percentile

Name: 17th percentile
Creator: Our World in Data
Keywords: social, %, 17th, percentile

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. This series may use a non-calendar time dimension (such as age or month); countries can have different observation periods.

Source: Our World in Data•149 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average

-1.0%

Median: -1.1%

Countries Covered

149

with available data

Highest

Mongolia

0.6%

Lowest

Djibouti

-3.0%

Top 5 Countries

1Mongolia0.6%

2Russian Federation0.6%

3Iceland0.5%

4Finland0.5%

5Kazakhstan0.5%

By Region

Europe0.0%(31 countries)

Oceania-0.3%(2 countries)

North America-0.6%(4 countries)

South America-0.8%(7 countries)

Africa-1.2%(8 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (-3.0%)High (0.6%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: -1.0%)

Europe (31)

Oceania (2)

North America (4)

South America (7)

Africa (8)

Other (77)

Asia (20)

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. This series may use a non-calendar time dimension (such as age or month); countries can have different observation periods. 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	Mongolia	0.6%
2	Russian Federation	0.6%
3	Iceland	0.5%
4	Finland	0.5%
5	Kazakhstan	0.5%
6	Canada	0.5%
7	Kyrgyzstan	0.4%
8	Norway	0.3%
9	Estonia	0.3%
10	Sweden	0.3%
11	Armenia	0.3%
12	Denmark	0.2%
13	Latvia	0.2%
14	Switzerland	0.2%
15	Austria	0.1%
16	Lithuania	0.1%
17	Czech Republic	0.1%
18	United Kingdom	0.1%
19	Poland	0.1%
20	Belarus	0.1%
21	Slovenia	0.1%
22	Slovakia	0.1%
23	Germany	0.1%
24	Ukraine	0.1%
25	Chile	0.1%
26	Luxembourg	0.0%
27	The Republic of North Macedonia	0.0%
28	Netherlands	0.0%
29	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.0%
30	Romania	0.0%
31	Belgium	0.0%
32	Bulgaria	0.0%
33	Serbia	0.0%
34	Moldova, Republic of	-0.0%
35	France	-0.0%
36	South Korea	-0.0%
37	Lesotho	-0.0%
38	Tajikistan	-0.0%
39	Georgia	-0.0%
40	Hungary	-0.0%
41	New Zealand	-0.1%
42	Croatia	-0.1%
43	Türkiye	-0.2%
44	Azerbaijan	-0.2%
45	Bhutan	-0.2%
46	Afghanistan	-0.2%
47	United States of America	-0.3%
48	Italy	-0.3%
49	Japan	-0.3%
50	Albania	-0.3%
51	Portugal	-0.4%
52	Lebanon	-0.4%
53	Uzbekistan	-0.4%
54	People's Republic of China	-0.4%
55	Spain	-0.5%
56	Australia	-0.5%
57	Peru	-0.5%
58	Greece	-0.5%
59	Argentina	-0.6%
60	South Africa	-0.7%
61	Islamic Republic of Iran	-0.7%
62	Turkmenistan	-0.7%
63	Uruguay	-0.7%
64	Bolivia	-0.8%
65	Morocco	-0.8%
66	Mexico	-0.9%
67	Algeria	-0.9%
68	Cyprus	-0.9%
69	Eswatini	-1.0%
70	Fiji	-1.0%
71	Kenya	-1.0%
72	Jordan	-1.0%
73	Ethiopia	-1.0%
74	Madagascar	-1.1%
75	Ecuador	-1.1%
76	Rwanda	-1.1%
77	Vanuatu	-1.1%
78	Burundi	-1.1%
79	Cape Verde	-1.2%
80	Mauritius	-1.2%
81	Tunisia	-1.2%
82	Comoros	-1.2%
83	Samoa	-1.3%
84	Zimbabwe	-1.3%
85	Solomon Islands	-1.3%
86	Angola	-1.4%
87	Zambia	-1.4%
88	United Republic of Tanzania	-1.4%
89	Botswana	-1.4%
90	Philippines	-1.4%
91	Colombia	-1.4%
92	Nepal	-1.4%
93	Trinidad and Tobago	-1.4%
94	Bahamas	-1.5%
95	Namibia	-1.5%
96	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	-1.5%
97	Gabon	-1.5%
98	Malawi	-1.5%
99	Uganda	-1.5%
100	Egypt	-1.6%
101	Costa Rica	-1.6%
102	Dominican Republic	-1.6%
103	Democratic Republic of the Congo	-1.6%
104	Brazil	-1.6%
105	Cuba	-1.6%
106	Liberia	-1.7%
107	Guatemala	-1.7%
108	Mozambique	-1.7%
109	Cameroon	-1.7%
110	Guinea	-1.8%
111	Belize	-1.8%
112	Sierra Leone	-1.8%
113	Brunei Darussalam	-1.8%
114	Pakistan	-1.8%
115	Republic of the Congo	-1.8%
116	Eritrea	-1.8%
117	Panama	-1.9%
118	Republic of The Gambia	-1.9%
119	Indonesia	-1.9%
120	Central African Republic	-2.0%
121	Cote d'Ivoire	-2.0%
122	Paraguay	-2.0%
123	Lao People's Democratic Republic	-2.0%
124	Malaysia	-2.0%
125	Iraq	-2.1%
126	Sri Lanka	-2.1%
127	Honduras	-2.1%
128	Senegal	-2.1%
129	Togo	-2.1%
130	Benin	-2.1%
131	India	-2.2%
132	Nigeria	-2.2%
133	El Salvador	-2.2%
134	Suriname	-2.3%
135	Vietnam	-2.3%
136	Venezuela	-2.3%
137	Bangladesh	-2.4%
138	Thailand	-2.5%
139	Nicaragua	-2.5%
140	Guyana	-2.5%
141	Cambodia	-2.5%
142	Mauritania	-2.6%
143	Saudi Arabia	-2.7%
144	United Arab Emirates	-2.7%
145	Burkina Faso	-2.7%
146	Sudan	-2.7%
147	Chad	-2.7%
148	Mali	-2.8%
149	Djibouti	-3.0%

Showing 149 of 149 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2026).

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