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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 2020; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data111 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
39.3%
Median: 39.3%
Countries Covered
111
with available data
Highest
Sweden
61.2%
Lowest
Lao People's Democratic Republic
17.1%
Top 5 Countries
1Sweden61.2%
2Australia60.3%
3Canada59.5%
4Myanmar59.3%
5United Kingdom57.8%
By Region
Oceania58.7%(2 countries)
North America54.4%(3 countries)
South America45.3%(7 countries)
Europe41.9%(30 countries)
Other36.9%(40 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (17.1%)High (61.2%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 39.3%)

Oceania (2)
North America (3)
South America (7)
Europe (30)
Other (40)
Asia (21)
Africa (8)

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 2020; 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
1Sweden61.2%
2Australia60.3%
3Canada59.5%
4Myanmar59.3%
5United Kingdom57.8%
6United States of America57.7%
7Ireland57.4%
8New Zealand57.0%
9Netherlands53.5%
10Denmark53.2%
11Islamic Republic of Iran53.2%
12Ecuador51.9%
13Russian Federation50.4%
14Peru50.3%
15Norway50.2%
16Nepal49.9%
17Czech Republic49.5%
18Italy49.3%
19Slovakia48.6%
20Mongolia48.5%
21Bolivia47.7%
22Slovenia47.3%
23Sri Lanka46.7%
24Algeria46.2%
25Mexico45.8%
26Poland45.2%
27Ukraine45.2%
28Kazakhstan44.7%
29Brazil44.4%
30Colombia44.3%
31Nicaragua44.2%
32Japan43.9%
33United Republic of Tanzania43.9%
34South Korea43.8%
35Georgia43.4%
36Uruguay43.2%
37Cyprus42.8%
38Philippines42.7%
39Argentina42.3%
40Cambodia42.1%
41Bulgaria42.1%
42Dominican Republic41.8%
43Malaysia41.8%
44Switzerland41.7%
45Bahrain41.6%
46El Salvador41.5%
47Kyrgyzstan41.3%
48Chile41.0%
49Costa Rica40.7%
50Türkiye40.5%
51Spain40.4%
52Finland40.2%
53Paraguay40.2%
54Nigeria39.9%
55Hong Kong39.7%
56Croatia39.3%
57Mali38.7%
58Greece38.6%
59Tunisia38.5%
60Saudi Arabia38.5%
61Albania38.3%
62Thailand37.8%
63Lebanon37.1%
64United Arab Emirates37.0%
65Uganda36.9%
66Moldova, Republic of36.7%
67Belgium35.7%
68Mauritius35.6%
69Austria35.6%
70Portugal35.5%
71Hungary35.2%
72Cameroon35.2%
73Bosnia and Herzegovina35.2%
74Indonesia35.1%
75Venezuela34.8%
76Germany34.7%
77Gabon34.4%
78Kenya34.4%
79Israel34.3%
80Ethiopia34.3%
81Malta34.1%
82Burkina Faso33.8%
83People's Republic of China33.0%
84Latvia33.0%
85Romania32.6%
86Egypt32.3%
87Montenegro31.8%
88The Republic of North Macedonia31.6%
89Republic of the Congo31.2%
90South Africa31.2%
91France31.1%
92Serbia31.0%
93Bangladesh30.7%
94Jordan29.8%
95Iraq29.7%
96Estonia28.4%
97Zimbabwe28.3%
98Uzbekistan28.3%
99Senegal27.9%
100Ghana27.7%
101Namibia27.7%
102Guinea26.8%
103Zambia26.3%
104India26.3%
105Benin26.1%
106Cote d'Ivoire23.7%
107Morocco23.1%
108Taiwan, Province of China21.2%
109Vietnam20.3%
110Lithuania20.3%
111Lao People's Democratic Republic17.1%
Showing 111 of 111 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2020).

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