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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.

Source: Our World in Data208 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
24.7% of total
Median: 9.0% of total
Countries Covered
208
with available data
Highest
Bhutan
100.0% of total
Lowest
Brunei Darussalam
0.0% of total
Top 5 Countries
1Bhutan100.0% of total
2Lesotho99.6% of total
3Paraguay99.6% of total
4Democratic Republic of the Congo99.5% of total
5Nepal99.1% of total
By Region
South America45.0% of total(7 countries)
Africa29.7% of total(9 countries)
Oceania29.0% of total(2 countries)
Other26.5% of total(128 countries)
North America24.5% of total(4 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0% of total)High (100.0% of total)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 24.7% of total)

South America (7)
Africa (9)
Oceania (2)
Other (128)
North America (4)
Europe (32)
Asia (26)

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
1Bhutan100.0% of total
2Lesotho99.6% of total
3Paraguay99.6% of total
4Democratic Republic of the Congo99.5% of total
5Nepal99.1% of total
6Albania96.7% of total
7Ethiopia96.5% of total
8Central African Republic96.2% of total
9Tajikistan94.4% of total
10Venezuela90.0% of total
11Uganda89.8% of total
12Norway88.9% of total
13Zambia87.8% of total
14Guinea87.4% of total
15Kyrgyzstan86.7% of total
16Mozambique82.8% of total
17Sudan79.9% of total
18Lao People's Democratic Republic75.9% of total
19Andorra75.9% of total
20Georgia75.5% of total
21Cameroon74.7% of total
22Greenland74.5% of total
23Malawi72.5% of total
24Ecuador71.7% of total
25Afghanistan71.7% of total
26Angola71.5% of total
27Sierra Leone70.5% of total
28Namibia70.0% of total
29Iceland68.2% of total
30Costa Rica66.6% of total
31North Korea62.8% of total
32Suriname61.0% of total
33Austria59.9% of total
34Burundi59.6% of total
35Switzerland59.1% of total
36Colombia58.3% of total
37Mali56.6% of total
38Brazil56.1% of total
39Liberia55.7% of total
40Canada55.4% of total
41Eswatini53.9% of total
42Montenegro53.1% of total
43New Zealand52.6% of total
44Latvia50.8% of total
45Fiji50.1% of total
46Rwanda49.7% of total
47Luxembourg48.9% of total
48Peru47.8% of total
49Croatia47.0% of total
50Panama46.9% of total
51Gabon46.2% of total
52Zimbabwe45.1% of total
53Myanmar44.2% of total
54Bosnia and Herzegovina39.3% of total
55Sri Lanka38.0% of total
56Ghana37.9% of total
57Sweden37.7% of total
58Madagascar37.2% of total
59Portugal36.4% of total
60Papua New Guinea35.3% of total
61Republic of the Congo35.0% of total
62Cambodia34.5% of total
63Belize33.4% of total
64Slovenia33.1% of total
65Serbia32.7% of total
66Romania32.2% of total
67Equatorial Guinea31.8% of total
68Guatemala30.6% of total
69Chile29.6% of total
70Vietnam29.4% of total
71Samoa28.8% of total
72Kenya28.3% of total
73Uruguay27.2% of total
74Honduras27.0% of total
75Pakistan26.8% of total
76United Republic of Tanzania25.5% of total
77Argentina24.5% of total
78Faroe Islands23.7% of total
79The Republic of North Macedonia23.6% of total
80Cote d'Ivoire23.5% of total
81French Polynesia23.1% of total
82Nigeria22.2% of total
83Türkiye21.5% of total
84Italy20.2% of total
85Dominica19.5% of total
86Bolivia19.4% of total
87El Salvador18.8% of total
88Armenia18.7% of total
89Slovakia18.0% of total
90Haiti17.9% of total
91Russian Federation17.4% of total
92Finland17.2% of total
93Malaysia16.5% of total
94New Caledonia14.6% of total
95Spain14.2% of total
96France13.6% of total
97People's Republic of China13.5% of total
98Saint Vincent and the Grenadines13.4% of total
99Togo12.8% of total
100Lithuania12.5% of total
101Ukraine11.7% of total
102Vanuatu10.7% of total
103Nicaragua10.4% of total
104Uzbekistan9.3% of total
105Lebanon8.8% of total
106Philippines8.7% of total
107Japan8.7% of total
108Bulgaria7.8% of total
109Kazakhstan7.8% of total
110Greece7.4% of total
111India7.2% of total
112Egypt7.2% of total
113Mexico6.2% of total
114Azerbaijan6.0% of total
115Dominican Republic5.9% of total
116Sao Tome and Principe5.9% of total
117United States of America5.8% of total
118Indonesia5.7% of total
119Germany5.7% of total
120Australia5.3% of total
121Burkina Faso5.0% of total
122Czech Republic4.8% of total
123Moldova, Republic of4.7% of total
124Islamic Republic of Iran4.4% of total
125Ireland3.5% of total
126Thailand3.4% of total
127Syrian Arab Republic3.0% of total
128South Africa2.9% of total
129Mauritius2.9% of total
130United Kingdom2.8% of total
131Jamaica2.4% of total
132Belgium2.1% of total
133Poland1.9% of total
134South Korea1.5% of total
135Micronesia, Federated States of1.4% of total
136Morocco1.2% of total
137Iraq1.0% of total
138Solomon Islands0.9% of total
139Mongolia0.8% of total
140Belarus0.7% of total
141Bangladesh0.6% of total
142Hungary0.6% of total
143Cuba0.5% of total
144Estonia0.5% of total
145Timor-Leste0.3% of total
146Puerto Rico0.2% of total
147Jordan0.1% of total
148Netherlands0.1% of total
149Denmark0.1% of total
150Tunisia0.0% of total
151Algeria0.0% of total
152Turkmenistan0.0% of total
153Benin0.0% of total
154Hong Kong0.0% of total
155Guyana0.0% of total
156Cape Verde0.0% of total
157Cayman Islands0.0% of total
158Chad0.0% of total
159Comoros0.0% of total
160Cyprus0.0% of total
161Eritrea0.0% of total
162Djibouti0.0% of total
163Republic of The Gambia0.0% of total
164State of Palestine0.0% of total
165Gibraltar0.0% of total
166Kiribati0.0% of total
167Grenada0.0% of total
168Guam0.0% of total
169Israel0.0% of total
170Kuwait0.0% of total
171Libya0.0% of total
172Maldives0.0% of total
173Malta0.0% of total
174Mauritania0.0% of total
175Oman0.0% of total
176Nauru0.0% of total
177Curaçao0.0% of total
178Aruba0.0% of total
179Sint Maarten (Dutch part)0.0% of total
180Niger0.0% of total
181Marshall Islands0.0% of total
182Palau0.0% of total
183Guinea-Bissau0.0% of total
184Qatar0.0% of total
185Saint Kitts and Nevis0.0% of total
186Saint Lucia0.0% of total
187Saint Martin (French part)0.0% of total
188Saudi Arabia0.0% of total
189Senegal0.0% of total
190Seychelles0.0% of total
191Singapore0.0% of total
192Somalia0.0% of total
193South Sudan0.0% of total
194Tonga0.0% of total
195Trinidad and Tobago0.0% of total
196United Arab Emirates0.0% of total
197Turks and Caicos Islands0.0% of total
198Tuvalu0.0% of total
199Virgin Islands, U.S.0.0% of total
200Yemen0.0% of total
201American Samoa0.0% of total
202Antigua and Barbuda0.0% of total
203Bahamas0.0% of total
204Bahrain0.0% of total
205Barbados0.0% of total
206Botswana0.0% of total
207Virgin Islands, British0.0% of total
208Brunei Darussalam0.0% of total
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Data Source

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

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