demographic2024

Proportion of people with legally recognized documentation of their rights to land out of total adult population, by sex (%) - Both sexes

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 Data61 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
37.8%
Median: 23.9%
Countries Covered
61
with available data
Highest
Costa Rica
100.0%
Lowest
Malawi
0.6%
Top 5 Countries
1Costa Rica100.0%
2Finland100.0%
3South Korea100.0%
4Netherlands100.0%
5Singapore100.0%
By Region
Oceania99.0%(1 countries)
Europe88.4%(7 countries)
Asia62.6%(5 countries)
North America53.1%(1 countries)
South America40.1%(1 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.6%)High (100.0%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 37.8%)

Oceania (1)
Europe (7)
Asia (5)
North America (1)
South America (1)
Other (41)
Africa (5)

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
1Costa Rica100.0%
2Finland100.0%
3South Korea100.0%
4Netherlands100.0%
5Singapore100.0%
6Austria100.0%
7Sweden99.3%
8New Zealand99.0%
9Belgium94.8%
10Uzbekistan81.0%
11United Kingdom79.0%
12Kuwait76.4%
13Mongolia65.4%
14Georgia65.0%
15Botswana63.0%
16Lesotho61.1%
17Azerbaijan59.2%
18Mexico53.1%
19Cambodia50.7%
20Türkiye48.2%
21Estonia45.9%
22Armenia45.4%
23Brunei Darussalam41.4%
24Rwanda41.2%
25Ecuador40.1%
26Ethiopia40.1%
27Belarus30.7%
28Djibouti29.4%
29Jamaica29.1%
30Indonesia26.7%
31Senegal23.9%
32Nepal22.9%
33Madagascar19.6%
34South Africa15.8%
35Cote d'Ivoire15.6%
36Ghana15.3%
37Namibia15.2%
38Burkina Faso14.7%
39Mali13.9%
40Zimbabwe13.6%
41Guinea12.9%
42Mauritania12.7%
43Benin12.5%
44Guinea-Bissau12.4%
45Togo11.8%
46Sierra Leone11.7%
47Kenya10.2%
48Pakistan9.8%
49Liberia9.1%
50Papua New Guinea8.2%
51Republic of The Gambia8.0%
52Gabon7.6%
53Niger7.2%
54Nigeria7.2%
55Cameroon7.1%
56United Republic of Tanzania6.6%
57Mozambique6.5%
58Zambia4.4%
59Burundi3.3%
60Uganda1.7%
61Malawi0.6%
Showing 61 of 61 countries

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Data Source

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

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