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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.
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Key Insights
Global Average
13.8%
Median: 4.7%
Countries Covered
215
with available data
Highest
Djibouti
97.0%
Lowest
Uzbekistan
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Djibouti97.0%
2South Sudan73.2%
3Chad69.4%
4French Polynesia67.5%
5Niger64.4%
By Region
Africa25.8%(9 countries)
Other16.6%(137 countries)
Asia13.4%(26 countries)
North America7.1%(4 countries)
South America4.0%(7 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0%)High (97.0%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 13.8%)
Africa (9)
Other (137)
Asia (26)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Europe (30)
Oceania (2)
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 ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Djibouti | 97.0% |
| 2 | South Sudan | 73.2% |
| 3 | Chad | 69.4% |
| 4 | French Polynesia | 67.5% |
| 5 | Niger | 64.4% |
| 6 | Mali | 64.4% |
| 7 | Yemen | 62.9% |
| 8 | Afghanistan | 62.7% |
| 9 | Guinea | 60.4% |
| 10 | Burkina Faso | 58.4% |
| 11 | Central African Republic | 57.6% |
| 12 | Sierra Leone | 56.4% |
| 13 | Cote d'Ivoire | 50.0% |
| 14 | Senegal | 49.6% |
| 15 | Benin | 48.6% |
| 16 | Republic of The Gambia | 48.4% |
| 17 | Sudan | 46.5% |
| 18 | Somalia | 45.9% |
| 19 | Hong Kong | 42.5% |
| 20 | Pakistan | 41.1% |
| 21 | Liberia | 40.6% |
| 22 | Mauritania | 40.5% |
| 23 | Libya | 39.8% |
| 24 | Ethiopia | 39.5% |
| 25 | Mozambique | 38.3% |
| 26 | Guinea-Bissau | 36.1% |
| 27 | Morocco | 35.7% |
| 28 | Eritrea | 35.3% |
| 29 | Bhutan | 35.1% |
| 30 | Fiji | 32.5% |
| 31 | Gibraltar | 32.5% |
| 32 | Haiti | 32.0% |
| 33 | Angola | 31.8% |
| 34 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 31.5% |
| 35 | Nepal | 31.3% |
| 36 | Timor-Leste | 30.6% |
| 37 | Malawi | 29.8% |
| 38 | Nigeria | 29.6% |
| 39 | Burundi | 28.7% |
| 40 | Zambia | 28.2% |
| 41 | Cambodia | 28.1% |
| 42 | Cameroon | 27.4% |
| 43 | Togo | 27.4% |
| 44 | Madagascar | 25.3% |
| 45 | Algeria | 24.9% |
| 46 | Comoros | 24.4% |
| 47 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 24.4% |
| 48 | Republic of the Congo | 23.9% |
| 49 | Ghana | 23.5% |
| 50 | Solomon Islands | 23.4% |
| 51 | Uganda | 23.0% |
| 52 | Bahamas | 22.5% |
| 53 | India | 21.8% |
| 54 | United Republic of Tanzania | 21.8% |
| 55 | Reunion | 21.4% |
| 56 | Rwanda | 21.2% |
| 57 | Bangladesh | 21.0% |
| 58 | Egypt | 20.5% |
| 59 | Jamaica | 20.1% |
| 60 | Botswana | 18.8% |
| 61 | Guatemala | 17.9% |
| 62 | Kenya | 17.8% |
| 63 | Andorra | 17.5% |
| 64 | French Guiana | 17.1% |
| 65 | Iraq | 15.9% |
| 66 | Guyana | 14.4% |
| 67 | Tunisia | 13.8% |
| 68 | Papua New Guinea | 13.0% |
| 69 | Nicaragua | 12.7% |
| 70 | Sao Tome and Principe | 12.6% |
| 71 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 12.5% |
| 72 | Namibia | 12.4% |
| 73 | Belize | 12.1% |
| 74 | Vanuatu | 12.0% |
| 75 | Honduras | 11.8% |
| 76 | Equatorial Guinea | 11.7% |
| 77 | Cape Verde | 11.5% |
| 78 | Gabon | 11.1% |
| 79 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 11.1% |
| 80 | El Salvador | 10.2% |
| 81 | Guadeloupe | 9.9% |
| 82 | Lesotho | 9.6% |
| 83 | Eswatini | 9.3% |
| 84 | Thailand | 8.9% |
| 85 | South Africa | 8.8% |
| 86 | Israel | 8.3% |
| 87 | Lebanon | 8.0% |
| 88 | Puerto Rico | 7.6% |
| 89 | Cook Islands | 7.5% |
| 90 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 7.5% |
| 91 | Sri Lanka | 7.3% |
| 92 | Martinique | 7.2% |
| 93 | Suriname | 7.1% |
| 94 | Zimbabwe | 6.8% |
| 95 | Malta | 6.7% |
| 96 | Ecuador | 6.5% |
| 97 | Myanmar | 6.5% |
| 98 | Peru | 6.3% |
| 99 | Greece | 6.1% |
| 100 | Seychelles | 6.1% |
| 101 | Dominican Republic | 6.0% |
| 102 | Mauritius | 5.7% |
| 103 | Syrian Arab Republic | 5.6% |
| 104 | Jordan | 5.6% |
| 105 | Portugal | 5.5% |
| 106 | Brazil | 5.3% |
| 107 | Paraguay | 5.1% |
| 108 | Colombia | 4.7% |
| 109 | Anguilla | 4.6% |
| 110 | Mexico | 4.4% |
| 111 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.4% |
| 112 | Marshall Islands | 4.2% |
| 113 | Malaysia | 4.2% |
| 114 | Indonesia | 4.0% |
| 115 | Brunei Darussalam | 3.9% |
| 116 | Vietnam | 3.9% |
| 117 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 3.9% |
| 118 | New Caledonia | 3.9% |
| 119 | Panama | 3.8% |
| 120 | Chile | 3.6% |
| 121 | Kuwait | 3.5% |
| 122 | France | 3.5% |
| 123 | Luxembourg | 3.5% |
| 124 | Monaco | 3.5% |
| 125 | United States of America | 3.5% |
| 126 | Belgium | 3.5% |
| 127 | Bermuda | 3.5% |
| 128 | Saint Helena | 3.5% |
| 129 | Macao | 3.5% |
| 130 | Nauru | 3.4% |
| 131 | Bolivia | 3.3% |
| 132 | People's Republic of China | 3.3% |
| 133 | Aruba | 3.2% |
| 134 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.1% |
| 135 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.0% |
| 136 | Venezuela | 2.8% |
| 137 | Türkiye | 2.7% |
| 138 | Oman | 2.7% |
| 139 | American Samoa | 2.7% |
| 140 | Costa Rica | 2.6% |
| 141 | Canada | 2.5% |
| 142 | Japan | 2.5% |
| 143 | Cuba | 2.3% |
| 144 | Singapore | 2.3% |
| 145 | Albania | 2.3% |
| 146 | Grenada | 2.2% |
| 147 | Bahrain | 2.2% |
| 148 | Saudi Arabia | 2.1% |
| 149 | State of Palestine | 2.1% |
| 150 | South Korea | 2.0% |
| 151 | Samoa | 2.0% |
| 152 | Croatia | 1.8% |
| 153 | Maldives | 1.8% |
| 154 | Bulgaria | 1.7% |
| 155 | Philippines | 1.5% |
| 156 | Denmark | 1.5% |
| 157 | Faroe Islands | 1.5% |
| 158 | Finland | 1.5% |
| 159 | Germany | 1.5% |
| 160 | Greenland | 1.5% |
| 161 | Iceland | 1.5% |
| 162 | Ireland | 1.5% |
| 163 | Liechtenstein | 1.5% |
| 164 | Netherlands | 1.5% |
| 165 | New Zealand | 1.5% |
| 166 | Norway | 1.5% |
| 167 | Sweden | 1.5% |
| 168 | Switzerland | 1.5% |
| 169 | United Kingdom | 1.5% |
| 170 | Isle of Man | 1.5% |
| 171 | Australia | 1.5% |
| 172 | Austria | 1.5% |
| 173 | Montenegro | 1.5% |
| 174 | Kiribati | 1.4% |
| 175 | Mongolia | 1.4% |
| 176 | Cyprus | 1.3% |
| 177 | Poland | 1.3% |
| 178 | United Arab Emirates | 1.2% |
| 179 | Hungary | 1.1% |
| 180 | Cayman Islands | 1.1% |
| 181 | Uruguay | 1.1% |
| 182 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.1% |
| 183 | Niue | 0.9% |
| 184 | Argentina | 0.9% |
| 185 | Romania | 0.8% |
| 186 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.8% |
| 187 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0.7% |
| 188 | Barbados | 0.7% |
| 189 | Qatar | 0.7% |
| 190 | Serbia | 0.7% |
| 191 | Italy | 0.7% |
| 192 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.6% |
| 193 | Guam | 0.6% |
| 194 | Ukraine | 0.6% |
| 195 | Wallis and Futuna | 0.6% |
| 196 | Tonga | 0.5% |
| 197 | Slovenia | 0.5% |
| 198 | Georgia | 0.3% |
| 199 | Spain | 0.3% |
| 200 | Tajikistan | 0.3% |
| 201 | Kazakhstan | 0.3% |
| 202 | Azerbaijan | 0.2% |
| 203 | Lithuania | 0.2% |
| 204 | Armenia | 0.2% |
| 205 | Palau | 0.2% |
| 206 | Belarus | 0.1% |
| 207 | Estonia | 0.1% |
| 208 | Latvia | 0.1% |
| 209 | Turkmenistan | 0.1% |
| 210 | San Marino | 0.1% |
| 211 | Russian Federation | 0.1% |
| 212 | North Korea | 0.0% |
| 213 | Tokelau | 0.0% |
| 214 | Tuvalu | 0.0% |
| 215 | Uzbekistan | 0.0% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).
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