environmental2025
Share of firms that were asked to pay a bribe to get a water connection
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
12.3%
Median: 4.8%
Countries Covered
157
with available data
Highest
Pakistan
81.7%
Lowest
Belize
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Pakistan81.7%
2Afghanistan79.3%
3Morocco69.4%
4Republic of the Congo64.0%
5Bangladesh56.3%
By Region
Africa26.0%(8 countries)
Asia17.9%(21 countries)
Other13.3%(87 countries)
North America13.1%(4 countries)
South America5.6%(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 (81.7%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 12.3%)
Africa (8)
Asia (21)
Other (87)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Europe (29)
Oceania (1)
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 2025; 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 | Pakistan | 81.7% |
| 2 | Afghanistan | 79.3% |
| 3 | Morocco | 69.4% |
| 4 | Republic of the Congo | 64.0% |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 56.3% |
| 6 | South Sudan | 54.2% |
| 7 | Burundi | 51.5% |
| 8 | Ukraine | 50.2% |
| 9 | Cambodia | 48.0% |
| 10 | Benin | 47.0% |
| 11 | Liberia | 45.6% |
| 12 | Yemen | 44.1% |
| 13 | Papua New Guinea | 39.8% |
| 14 | Guinea | 38.6% |
| 15 | Nigeria | 35.7% |
| 16 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 35.1% |
| 17 | Fiji | 31.4% |
| 18 | Solomon Islands | 31.4% |
| 19 | Timor-Leste | 31.2% |
| 20 | Myanmar | 29.5% |
| 21 | Iraq | 28.8% |
| 22 | Egypt | 28.7% |
| 23 | Vanuatu | 28.0% |
| 24 | Malawi | 27.3% |
| 25 | Mexico | 26.4% |
| 26 | Ecuador | 24.8% |
| 27 | Central African Republic | 24.3% |
| 28 | Cameroon | 24.1% |
| 29 | Canada | 23.4% |
| 30 | Rwanda | 23.3% |
| 31 | Chad | 23.2% |
| 32 | Indonesia | 23.2% |
| 33 | Sierra Leone | 23.1% |
| 34 | Niger | 22.5% |
| 35 | Paraguay | 22.5% |
| 36 | Kenya | 21.9% |
| 37 | Mozambique | 21.1% |
| 38 | Ethiopia | 20.7% |
| 39 | Namibia | 20.4% |
| 40 | Belgium | 18.6% |
| 41 | Ghana | 18.3% |
| 42 | Mauritania | 18.2% |
| 43 | Vietnam | 18.0% |
| 44 | Panama | 17.7% |
| 45 | Mongolia | 17.2% |
| 46 | Senegal | 16.7% |
| 47 | Bahamas | 15.6% |
| 48 | Djibouti | 15.4% |
| 49 | Turkmenistan | 13.4% |
| 50 | Bahrain | 13.2% |
| 51 | Moldova, Republic of | 12.7% |
| 52 | Trinidad and Tobago | 12.5% |
| 53 | Suriname | 12.4% |
| 54 | Uzbekistan | 12.4% |
| 55 | India | 12.3% |
| 56 | Sudan | 12.0% |
| 57 | Costa Rica | 11.5% |
| 58 | Philippines | 11.3% |
| 59 | Grenada | 10.4% |
| 60 | Guyana | 10.2% |
| 61 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 10.0% |
| 62 | Gabon | 10.0% |
| 63 | Albania | 9.8% |
| 64 | Lebanon | 9.7% |
| 65 | Angola | 9.6% |
| 66 | Denmark | 9.5% |
| 67 | Botswana | 9.5% |
| 68 | Uganda | 8.8% |
| 69 | Guinea-Bissau | 8.0% |
| 70 | Madagascar | 7.8% |
| 71 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 7.2% |
| 72 | Peru | 6.8% |
| 73 | Brazil | 6.7% |
| 74 | Kazakhstan | 6.2% |
| 75 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.8% |
| 76 | Burkina Faso | 5.8% |
| 77 | Austria | 5.6% |
| 78 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4.9% |
| 79 | Venezuela | 4.8% |
| 80 | State of Palestine | 4.6% |
| 81 | Nepal | 4.5% |
| 82 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 4.2% |
| 83 | South Africa | 4.0% |
| 84 | United Kingdom | 4.0% |
| 85 | Jordan | 3.8% |
| 86 | Belarus | 3.5% |
| 87 | Samoa | 3.0% |
| 88 | Tajikistan | 2.9% |
| 89 | United States of America | 2.8% |
| 90 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.6% |
| 91 | Mauritius | 2.3% |
| 92 | Mali | 2.2% |
| 93 | Russian Federation | 2.2% |
| 94 | Eswatini | 2.2% |
| 95 | Nicaragua | 2.1% |
| 96 | Saudi Arabia | 2.1% |
| 97 | Honduras | 1.5% |
| 98 | Bhutan | 1.4% |
| 99 | Slovakia | 1.2% |
| 100 | Zambia | 1.1% |
| 101 | Sweden | 1.0% |
| 102 | Argentina | 0.7% |
| 103 | Poland | 0.6% |
| 104 | Croatia | 0.4% |
| 105 | France | 0.2% |
| 106 | Chile | 0.1% |
| 107 | Bulgaria | 0.0% |
| 108 | Cape Verde | 0.0% |
| 109 | Sri Lanka | 0.0% |
| 110 | People's Republic of China | 0.0% |
| 111 | Taiwan, Province of China | 0.0% |
| 112 | Colombia | 0.0% |
| 113 | Cyprus | 0.0% |
| 114 | Czech Republic | 0.0% |
| 115 | Dominican Republic | 0.0% |
| 116 | El Salvador | 0.0% |
| 117 | Estonia | 0.0% |
| 118 | Finland | 0.0% |
| 119 | Georgia | 0.0% |
| 120 | Germany | 0.0% |
| 121 | Greece | 0.0% |
| 122 | Guatemala | 0.0% |
| 123 | Hong Kong | 0.0% |
| 124 | Hungary | 0.0% |
| 125 | Iceland | 0.0% |
| 126 | Ireland | 0.0% |
| 127 | Israel | 0.0% |
| 128 | Italy | 0.0% |
| 129 | Jamaica | 0.0% |
| 130 | South Korea | 0.0% |
| 131 | Lesotho | 0.0% |
| 132 | Latvia | 0.0% |
| 133 | Lithuania | 0.0% |
| 134 | Malaysia | 0.0% |
| 135 | Malta | 0.0% |
| 136 | Montenegro | 0.0% |
| 137 | Netherlands | 0.0% |
| 138 | New Zealand | 0.0% |
| 139 | Portugal | 0.0% |
| 140 | Romania | 0.0% |
| 141 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0% |
| 142 | Serbia | 0.0% |
| 143 | Seychelles | 0.0% |
| 144 | Singapore | 0.0% |
| 145 | Slovenia | 0.0% |
| 146 | Spain | 0.0% |
| 147 | Togo | 0.0% |
| 148 | Tonga | 0.0% |
| 149 | Tunisia | 0.0% |
| 150 | Türkiye | 0.0% |
| 151 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.0% |
| 152 | Uruguay | 0.0% |
| 153 | Azerbaijan | 0.0% |
| 154 | Armenia | 0.0% |
| 155 | Bolivia | 0.0% |
| 156 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0% |
| 157 | Belize | 0.0% |
Showing 157 of 157 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2025).
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