social2025
National estimates
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
7.0%
Median: 5.4%
Countries Covered
208
with available data
Highest
Djibouti
38.8%
Lowest
Tajikistan
0.1%
Top 5 Countries
1Djibouti38.8%
2Eswatini34.3%
3South Africa32.3%
4State of Palestine28.7%
5Equatorial Guinea25.0%
By Region
Africa9.9%(9 countries)
Other7.5%(128 countries)
South America6.6%(7 countries)
Europe6.0%(32 countries)
Asia5.2%(26 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.1%)High (38.8%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 7.0%)
Africa (9)
Other (128)
South America (7)
Europe (32)
Asia (26)
Oceania (2)
North America (4)
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 2025; 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 | Djibouti | 38.8% |
| 2 | Eswatini | 34.3% |
| 3 | South Africa | 32.3% |
| 4 | State of Palestine | 28.7% |
| 5 | Equatorial Guinea | 25.0% |
| 6 | Botswana | 24.4% |
| 7 | French Polynesia | 21.8% |
| 8 | Namibia | 19.9% |
| 9 | Curaçao | 19.1% |
| 10 | Libya | 19.0% |
| 11 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 18.8% |
| 12 | Lesotho | 18.7% |
| 13 | Gabon | 17.4% |
| 14 | Jordan | 16.8% |
| 15 | Iraq | 16.2% |
| 16 | Malawi | 15.4% |
| 17 | Tunisia | 15.1% |
| 18 | Syrian Arab Republic | 14.9% |
| 19 | Guyana | 14.7% |
| 20 | Haiti | 14.1% |
| 21 | Yemen | 13.5% |
| 22 | South Sudan | 12.3% |
| 23 | Zimbabwe | 12.1% |
| 24 | Morocco | 11.8% |
| 25 | Algeria | 11.7% |
| 26 | Montenegro | 11.5% |
| 27 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 11.5% |
| 28 | Lebanon | 11.3% |
| 29 | Cape Verde | 11.3% |
| 30 | Northern Mariana Islands | 11.2% |
| 31 | Somalia | 11.1% |
| 32 | Dominica | 11.0% |
| 33 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10.7% |
| 34 | Nepal | 10.7% |
| 35 | Spain | 10.5% |
| 36 | Mauritania | 10.4% |
| 37 | Angola | 10.4% |
| 38 | Bahamas | 10.3% |
| 39 | New Caledonia | 10.2% |
| 40 | Republic of the Congo | 10.0% |
| 41 | Ukraine | 9.8% |
| 42 | Marshall Islands | 9.8% |
| 43 | Finland | 9.7% |
| 44 | American Samoa | 9.2% |
| 45 | Greenland | 9.1% |
| 46 | Belize | 9.1% |
| 47 | Bermuda | 9.0% |
| 48 | Aruba | 8.9% |
| 49 | Chile | 8.9% |
| 50 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 8.9% |
| 51 | Greece | 8.8% |
| 52 | Sweden | 8.8% |
| 53 | Antigua and Barbuda | 8.8% |
| 54 | Albania | 8.4% |
| 55 | Colombia | 8.4% |
| 56 | Türkiye | 8.4% |
| 57 | Panama | 8.3% |
| 58 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 8.3% |
| 59 | Armenia | 8.3% |
| 60 | Uruguay | 8.2% |
| 61 | Georgia | 8.0% |
| 62 | Suriname | 7.9% |
| 63 | France | 7.7% |
| 64 | Saint Lucia | 7.7% |
| 65 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 7.6% |
| 66 | Sudan | 7.5% |
| 67 | Venezuela | 7.5% |
| 68 | Estonia | 7.5% |
| 69 | Argentina | 7.4% |
| 70 | Tuvalu | 7.3% |
| 71 | Serbia | 7.3% |
| 72 | Burkina Faso | 7.1% |
| 73 | Republic of The Gambia | 7.1% |
| 74 | Pakistan | 7.0% |
| 75 | Latvia | 6.9% |
| 76 | Lithuania | 6.9% |
| 77 | Canada | 6.8% |
| 78 | Mozambique | 6.8% |
| 79 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6.7% |
| 80 | Luxembourg | 6.5% |
| 81 | Gibraltar | 6.4% |
| 82 | Denmark | 6.4% |
| 83 | Costa Rica | 6.3% |
| 84 | Grenada | 6.3% |
| 85 | Monaco | 6.3% |
| 86 | Belgium | 6.2% |
| 87 | Italy | 6.1% |
| 88 | Romania | 6.1% |
| 89 | Barbados | 6.0% |
| 90 | Portugal | 6.0% |
| 91 | Egypt | 5.9% |
| 92 | Liberia | 5.9% |
| 93 | Brazil | 5.8% |
| 94 | Mongolia | 5.8% |
| 95 | Austria | 5.8% |
| 96 | Senegal | 5.8% |
| 97 | Azerbaijan | 5.7% |
| 98 | Afghanistan | 5.7% |
| 99 | Zambia | 5.7% |
| 100 | Puerto Rico | 5.6% |
| 101 | Kenya | 5.6% |
| 102 | Guam | 5.4% |
| 103 | Slovakia | 5.4% |
| 104 | Rwanda | 5.4% |
| 105 | Fiji | 5.4% |
| 106 | Uzbekistan | 5.3% |
| 107 | New Zealand | 5.3% |
| 108 | Mauritius | 5.2% |
| 109 | Nicaragua | 5.2% |
| 110 | Dominican Republic | 5.2% |
| 111 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5.1% |
| 112 | Nauru | 5.1% |
| 113 | Samoa | 5.0% |
| 114 | Guinea | 5.0% |
| 115 | San Marino | 4.9% |
| 116 | Croatia | 4.9% |
| 117 | Kazakhstan | 4.9% |
| 118 | United Kingdom | 4.9% |
| 119 | Brunei Darussalam | 4.9% |
| 120 | Honduras | 4.9% |
| 121 | Switzerland | 4.8% |
| 122 | Ireland | 4.7% |
| 123 | Paraguay | 4.6% |
| 124 | People's Republic of China | 4.6% |
| 125 | Maldives | 4.6% |
| 126 | India | 4.5% |
| 127 | Iceland | 4.5% |
| 128 | Mali | 4.5% |
| 129 | Norway | 4.5% |
| 130 | Cyprus | 4.4% |
| 131 | Hungary | 4.4% |
| 132 | Comoros | 4.4% |
| 133 | Peru | 4.3% |
| 134 | Sri Lanka | 4.3% |
| 135 | United States of America | 4.3% |
| 136 | Cayman Islands | 4.2% |
| 137 | Australia | 4.2% |
| 138 | Faroe Islands | 4.0% |
| 139 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.0% |
| 140 | Turkmenistan | 4.0% |
| 141 | Ghana | 4.0% |
| 142 | Ethiopia | 3.9% |
| 143 | Malaysia | 3.9% |
| 144 | Netherlands | 3.9% |
| 145 | Slovenia | 3.9% |
| 146 | Germany | 3.8% |
| 147 | Hong Kong | 3.7% |
| 148 | Bangladesh | 3.6% |
| 149 | Bulgaria | 3.5% |
| 150 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.5% |
| 151 | Nigeria | 3.5% |
| 152 | Uganda | 3.4% |
| 153 | Bhutan | 3.4% |
| 154 | Indonesia | 3.3% |
| 155 | Oman | 3.3% |
| 156 | Virgin Islands, British | 3.3% |
| 157 | Cameroon | 3.3% |
| 158 | Singapore | 3.3% |
| 159 | Saudi Arabia | 3.2% |
| 160 | Ecuador | 3.2% |
| 161 | Madagascar | 3.2% |
| 162 | Chad | 3.1% |
| 163 | Malta | 3.1% |
| 164 | Belarus | 3.0% |
| 165 | Jamaica | 3.0% |
| 166 | Poland | 3.0% |
| 167 | Israel | 3.0% |
| 168 | Czech Republic | 2.8% |
| 169 | South Korea | 2.8% |
| 170 | Kiribati | 2.8% |
| 171 | Bolivia | 2.7% |
| 172 | El Salvador | 2.7% |
| 173 | Papua New Guinea | 2.7% |
| 174 | Isle of Man | 2.7% |
| 175 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.7% |
| 176 | Seychelles | 2.6% |
| 177 | Macao | 2.5% |
| 178 | Mexico | 2.5% |
| 179 | Japan | 2.5% |
| 180 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2.4% |
| 181 | Philippines | 2.4% |
| 182 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.3% |
| 183 | Liechtenstein | 2.3% |
| 184 | Kuwait | 2.2% |
| 185 | Russian Federation | 2.1% |
| 186 | Palau | 2.1% |
| 187 | Togo | 2.0% |
| 188 | Guatemala | 1.9% |
| 189 | United Arab Emirates | 1.9% |
| 190 | Cuba | 1.7% |
| 191 | Benin | 1.7% |
| 192 | Tonga | 1.7% |
| 193 | Sierra Leone | 1.6% |
| 194 | Timor-Leste | 1.5% |
| 195 | Vietnam | 1.5% |
| 196 | Myanmar | 1.5% |
| 197 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.5% |
| 198 | Vanuatu | 1.4% |
| 199 | Moldova, Republic of | 1.3% |
| 200 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.2% |
| 201 | Burundi | 1.0% |
| 202 | Bahrain | 0.9% |
| 203 | Solomon Islands | 0.7% |
| 204 | Thailand | 0.6% |
| 205 | Niger | 0.4% |
| 206 | Cambodia | 0.3% |
| 207 | Qatar | 0.1% |
| 208 | Tajikistan | 0.1% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2025).
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