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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 2024; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data213 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
115.0per 100 people
Median: 114.6per 100 people
Countries Covered
213
with available data
Highest
Fiji
574.2per 100 people
Lowest
American Samoa
4.0per 100 people
Top 5 Countries
1Fiji574.2per 100 people
2Hong Kong364.8per 100 people
3Montenegro221.7per 100 people
4Sint Maarten (Dutch part)205.4per 100 people
5United Arab Emirates203.2per 100 people
By Region
Asia138.4per 100 people(26 countries)
South America131.5per 100 people(7 countries)
Europe126.9per 100 people(32 countries)
Oceania121.3per 100 people(2 countries)
Africa110.1per 100 people(9 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (4.0per 100 people)High (574.2per 100 people)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 115.0per 100 people)

Asia (26)
South America (7)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
Africa (9)
North America (4)
Other (133)

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 2024; 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
1Fiji574.2per 100 people
2Hong Kong364.8per 100 people
3Montenegro221.7per 100 people
4Sint Maarten (Dutch part)205.4per 100 people
5United Arab Emirates203.2per 100 people
6Macao201.1per 100 people
7Antigua and Barbuda200.5per 100 people
8Libya193.0per 100 people
9Russian Federation186.1per 100 people
10Cote d'Ivoire183.9per 100 people
11South Africa179.3per 100 people
12Japan178.4per 100 people
13Israel177.4per 100 people
14El Salvador176.5per 100 people
15Colombia174.1per 100 people
16Islamic Republic of Iran174.1per 100 people
17Mauritius172.7per 100 people
18South Korea172.5per 100 people
19Singapore170.8per 100 people
20Kuwait167.7per 100 people
21Botswana164.0per 100 people
22Georgia161.2per 100 people
23Thailand160.6per 100 people
24Saudi Arabia159.5per 100 people
25Bahrain159.5per 100 people
26Panama156.6per 100 people
27Cyprus156.2per 100 people
28Andorra155.7per 100 people
29Qatar153.6per 100 people
30Morocco153.1per 100 people
31Estonia151.1per 100 people
32Maldives148.1per 100 people
33Guinea-Bissau147.2per 100 people
34Uruguay145.5per 100 people
35Luxembourg144.5per 100 people
36Suriname142.1per 100 people
37Malta142.1per 100 people
38Sweden140.7per 100 people
39Mongolia140.7per 100 people
40Argentina140.2per 100 people
41Slovakia140.0per 100 people
42Eswatini139.8per 100 people
43Malaysia139.7per 100 people
44Cayman Islands139.3per 100 people
45Lithuania138.7per 100 people
46Poland138.0per 100 people
47Costa Rica136.0per 100 people
48Palau135.4per 100 people
49Armenia134.9per 100 people
50Ukraine133.4per 100 people
51Chile132.7per 100 people
52Italy132.6per 100 people
53Sri Lanka132.5per 100 people
54People's Republic of China131.8per 100 people
55Belarus131.1per 100 people
56Slovenia130.9per 100 people
57Aruba130.6per 100 people
58Spain130.3per 100 people
59New Zealand130.1per 100 people
60Switzerland129.5per 100 people
61Germany129.2per 100 people
62Liechtenstein128.9per 100 people
63Netherlands128.5per 100 people
64Vietnam127.6per 100 people
65Kazakhstan127.1per 100 people
66Denmark126.7per 100 people
67Paraguay126.6per 100 people
68Czech Republic126.6per 100 people
69United Republic of Tanzania126.6per 100 people
70Kenya126.5per 100 people
71Puerto Rico126.4per 100 people
72Republic of The Gambia126.2per 100 people
73Benin125.9per 100 people
74Finland125.9per 100 people
75Seychelles125.6per 100 people
76Gabon125.3per 100 people
77Peru124.6per 100 people
78Austria124.5per 100 people
79Portugal124.1per 100 people
80Senegal123.9per 100 people
81Serbia123.8per 100 people
82Indonesia122.5per 100 people
83Croatia121.7per 100 people
84United Kingdom121.6per 100 people
85Latvia121.3per 100 people
86Bosnia and Herzegovina121.2per 100 people
87Iceland120.9per 100 people
88Oman120.6per 100 people
89San Marino120.3per 100 people
90Moldova, Republic of120.1per 100 people
91Romania119.8per 100 people
92Saint Kitts and Nevis118.9per 100 people
93Trinidad and Tobago118.8per 100 people
94French Polynesia118.8per 100 people
95Greenland118.6per 100 people
96Brunei Darussalam118.1per 100 people
97Bulgaria118.1per 100 people
98Jamaica117.7per 100 people
99Tunisia117.6per 100 people
100France116.7per 100 people
101Burkina Faso116.6per 100 people
102Mexico116.5per 100 people
103Timor-Leste116.4per 100 people
104Cambodia116.1per 100 people
105Algeria115.5per 100 people
106Philippines115.3per 100 people
107Barbados114.6per 100 people
108Myanmar114.3per 100 people
109Ghana113.6per 100 people
110Greece113.6per 100 people
111United States of America113.2per 100 people
112Ireland112.6per 100 people
113Australia112.6per 100 people
114Guyana112.6per 100 people
115Guatemala112.5per 100 people
116Mali112.1per 100 people
117Cape Verde111.8per 100 people
118Uzbekistan110.5per 100 people
119Comoros109.9per 100 people
120Turks and Caicos Islands109.8per 100 people
121Azerbaijan109.5per 100 people
122Norway109.3per 100 people
123Zambia108.7per 100 people
124The Republic of North Macedonia108.4per 100 people
125Saint Vincent and the Grenadines108.4per 100 people
126Cameroon108.2per 100 people
127Bangladesh108.1per 100 people
128Sierra Leone107.9per 100 people
129Türkiye107.8per 100 people
130Kyrgyzstan107.5per 100 people
131Monaco107.4per 100 people
132Nicaragua106.0per 100 people
133Faroe Islands105.8per 100 people
134Hungary104.6per 100 people
135Belgium103.9per 100 people
136Brazil101.9per 100 people
137Ecuador101.6per 100 people
138Iraq100.1per 100 people
139Nepal99.8per 100 people
140Bhutan99.8per 100 people
141Tuvalu98.9per 100 people
142Saint Lucia98.7per 100 people
143Bolivia98.0per 100 people
144Guinea97.9per 100 people
145Gibraltar97.6per 100 people
146Egypt97.1per 100 people
147Bahamas96.7per 100 people
148Bermuda96.7per 100 people
149Grenada95.8per 100 people
150Republic of the Congo95.5per 100 people
151Zimbabwe94.2per 100 people
152Canada94.1per 100 people
153Curaçao93.8per 100 people
154Dominican Republic93.7per 100 people
155Rwanda93.2per 100 people
156Virgin Islands, British93.1per 100 people
157Mauritania92.1per 100 people
158New Caledonia91.7per 100 people
159Virgin Islands, U.S.91.5per 100 people
160Vanuatu89.3per 100 people
161Albania89.1per 100 people
162Turkmenistan88.2per 100 people
163Nauru87.2per 100 people
164Dominica85.2per 100 people
165Namibia85.2per 100 people
166Uganda83.2per 100 people
167Togo80.8per 100 people
168India79.4per 100 people
169Pakistan76.9per 100 people
170State of Palestine76.7per 100 people
171Tajikistan76.2per 100 people
172Madagascar75.5per 100 people
173Lebanon74.0per 100 people
174Cuba72.9per 100 people
175Chad72.9per 100 people
176Syrian Arab Republic71.2per 100 people
177Venezuela71.0per 100 people
178Honduras70.9per 100 people
179Nigeria70.8per 100 people
180Lesotho70.3per 100 people
181Sudan70.2per 100 people
182Angola69.7per 100 people
183Jordan69.6per 100 people
184Malawi69.3per 100 people
185Belize67.2per 100 people
186Haiti65.2per 100 people
187Ethiopia65.1per 100 people
188Lao People's Democratic Republic64.8per 100 people
189Burundi63.2per 100 people
190Sao Tome and Principe62.4per 100 people
191Samoa62.4per 100 people
192Solomon Islands62.1per 100 people
193Tonga61.7per 100 people
194Niger60.6per 100 people
195Afghanistan60.1per 100 people
196Guam59.8per 100 people
197Eritrea59.1per 100 people
198Democratic Republic of the Congo58.5per 100 people
199Somalia54.0per 100 people
200Kiribati53.5per 100 people
201Yemen50.9per 100 people
202Equatorial Guinea49.5per 100 people
203Mozambique49.5per 100 people
204Djibouti48.5per 100 people
205South Sudan46.6per 100 people
206Marshall Islands39.7per 100 people
207Central African Republic38.8per 100 people
208Papua New Guinea38.8per 100 people
209Liberia32.1per 100 people
210Northern Mariana Islands32.0per 100 people
211North Korea24.1per 100 people
212Micronesia, Federated States of20.0per 100 people
213American Samoa4.0per 100 people
Showing 213 of 213 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).

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