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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 Data101 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
79.7%
Median: 81.4%
Countries Covered
101
with available data
Highest
Lao People's Democratic Republic
95.4%
Lowest
South Korea
59.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Lao People's Democratic Republic95.4%
2Philippines95.0%
3Zimbabwe93.7%
4Sweden90.4%
5Dominican Republic90.0%
By Region
Other81.6%(37 countries)
South America80.8%(7 countries)
North America80.8%(3 countries)
Europe80.1%(27 countries)
Oceania79.6%(2 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (59.0%)High (95.4%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 79.7%)

Other (37)
South America (7)
North America (3)
Europe (27)
Oceania (2)
Africa (7)
Asia (18)

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
1Lao People's Democratic Republic95.4%
2Philippines95.0%
3Zimbabwe93.7%
4Sweden90.4%
5Dominican Republic90.0%
6Bosnia and Herzegovina89.4%
7Austria87.9%
8Kenya87.8%
9Croatia87.8%
10Ecuador87.6%
11Benin87.5%
12Venezuela87.5%
13Germany87.4%
14Vietnam87.4%
15Spain87.3%
16Mauritius86.9%
17Albania86.5%
18Cameroon86.4%
19Nicaragua85.7%
20Colombia85.6%
21Zambia85.2%
22Italy85.1%
23Bulgaria85.1%
24Finland85.1%
25Georgia85.1%
26The Republic of North Macedonia84.9%
27Peru84.9%
28Poland84.9%
29Sri Lanka84.7%
30Indonesia84.5%
31Moldova, Republic of84.5%
32Slovakia84.3%
33Canada84.2%
34Chile84.1%
35El Salvador84.0%
36Nepal83.7%
37Australia83.7%
38Romania83.6%
39South Africa83.1%
40Netherlands82.9%
41Malaysia82.9%
42Ireland82.9%
43India82.8%
44Malta82.7%
45Gabon82.5%
46Mali82.1%
47Cote d'Ivoire81.8%
48Thailand81.8%
49Bolivia81.6%
50Burkina Faso81.4%
51Uganda81.4%
52Nigeria81.1%
53United Republic of Tanzania80.4%
54Uruguay80.1%
55United States of America80.1%
56Guinea79.8%
57United Arab Emirates79.8%
58Mongolia79.3%
59Republic of the Congo79.2%
60Islamic Republic of Iran79.1%
61Bahrain79.1%
62Czech Republic78.8%
63Portugal78.6%
64Cyprus78.2%
65Mexico78.1%
66Greece77.9%
67Denmark76.9%
68Paraguay76.9%
69Iraq76.7%
70Belgium76.0%
71Switzerland75.8%
72Costa Rica75.7%
73New Zealand75.6%
74Norway75.2%
75Türkiye74.6%
76Estonia74.4%
77Morocco73.6%
78Senegal73.6%
79Myanmar73.4%
80Latvia73.3%
81United Kingdom72.8%
82Ethiopia72.8%
83Russian Federation72.5%
84Egypt72.1%
85Argentina72.0%
86France71.6%
87Hong Kong71.5%
88Brazil71.4%
89Uzbekistan71.3%
90Kazakhstan70.8%
91Hungary70.5%
92Saudi Arabia68.9%
93Ukraine68.1%
94Ghana67.6%
95Tunisia67.4%
96Jordan67.0%
97Kyrgyzstan65.8%
98Bangladesh65.6%
99People's Republic of China63.4%
100Lebanon60.2%
101South Korea59.0%
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Data Source

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

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