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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 2023; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data204 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
15.3%
Median: 15.8%
Countries Covered
204
with available data
Highest
Algeria
26.1%
Lowest
Palau
3.2%
Top 5 Countries
1Algeria26.1%
2Niger23.9%
3Nepal23.5%
4Somalia23.2%
5India23.2%
By Region
Oceania20.2%(2 countries)
South America18.7%(7 countries)
North America17.5%(4 countries)
Europe17.2%(32 countries)
Asia16.3%(26 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (3.2%)High (26.1%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 15.3%)

Oceania (2)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Europe (32)
Asia (26)
Africa (9)
Other (124)

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 2023; 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
1Algeria26.1%
2Niger23.9%
3Nepal23.5%
4Somalia23.2%
5India23.2%
6Comoros23.1%
7United Arab Emirates22.9%
8Uganda22.5%
9Bangladesh22.3%
10Mexico22.1%
11Bhutan22.1%
12Mozambique21.8%
13Pakistan21.5%
14Chile21.5%
15Namibia21.3%
16Turkmenistan21.1%
17Eritrea20.7%
18Ethiopia20.5%
19New Zealand20.3%
20Georgia20.2%
21Burundi20.2%
22Australia20.1%
23Colombia19.9%
24Paraguay19.8%
25Afghanistan19.6%
26Lithuania19.5%
27Czech Republic19.5%
28Sweden19.4%
29Brazil19.3%
30Italy19.2%
31Cuba19.1%
32Austria19.0%
33Honduras19.0%
34Slovakia19.0%
35Djibouti19.0%
36Finland18.9%
37Belarus18.8%
38Ecuador18.7%
39Panama18.7%
40Slovenia18.5%
41Kenya18.4%
42Botswana18.4%
43Ukraine18.4%
44Albania18.3%
45United Republic of Tanzania18.3%
46Zambia18.0%
47Peru17.9%
48Latvia17.9%
49Switzerland17.9%
50Poland17.9%
51Estonia17.9%
52Nicaragua17.8%
53Argentina17.5%
54Costa Rica17.5%
55Moldova, Republic of17.5%
56Croatia17.3%
57Malta17.3%
58France17.3%
59Madagascar17.3%
60Russian Federation17.3%
61Libya17.2%
62Spain17.2%
63Israel17.2%
64United Kingdom17.1%
65Trinidad and Tobago17.1%
66Netherlands17.1%
67Tajikistan17.1%
68Portugal17.1%
69Norway17.1%
70Germany17.1%
71United States of America17.0%
72Islamic Republic of Iran17.0%
73Rwanda16.8%
74Kazakhstan16.8%
75Puerto Rico16.7%
76Kyrgyzstan16.7%
77Iceland16.7%
78Belgium16.6%
79Venezuela16.6%
80Vietnam16.5%
81Bolivia16.5%
82Hungary16.5%
83Grenada16.4%
84Brunei Darussalam16.4%
85Malawi16.4%
86Thailand16.4%
87Mauritius16.3%
88Singapore16.3%
89Uzbekistan16.3%
90South Sudan16.3%
91Romania16.3%
92Cyprus16.2%
93Japan16.2%
94Saint Lucia16.2%
95Sri Lanka16.1%
96Canada16.1%
97Bahamas16.1%
98Oman16.0%
99Belize16.0%
100Uruguay16.0%
101Kuwait16.0%
102Benin15.8%
103Philippines15.7%
104Luxembourg15.7%
105Yemen15.6%
106Eswatini15.6%
107Serbia15.5%
108Haiti15.5%
109South Korea15.5%
110Ireland15.5%
111Tunisia15.5%
112Virgin Islands, U.S.15.4%
113Guyana15.3%
114Bosnia and Herzegovina15.3%
115Guatemala15.0%
116Andorra15.0%
117The Republic of North Macedonia14.9%
118Jamaica14.9%
119Dominican Republic14.8%
120Saint Vincent and the Grenadines14.7%
121Armenia14.7%
122Cambodia14.6%
123Antigua and Barbuda14.6%
124Greece14.5%
125Malaysia14.5%
126Timor-Leste14.5%
127San Marino14.5%
128Iraq14.4%
129Barbados14.3%
130Azerbaijan14.3%
131Samoa14.3%
132Bermuda14.3%
133Indonesia14.3%
134Saudi Arabia14.2%
135Dominica14.2%
136Taiwan, Province of China14.2%
137Denmark14.1%
138Bulgaria14.1%
139Sudan14.0%
140Bahrain13.6%
141Saint Kitts and Nevis13.5%
142Maldives13.5%
143Suriname13.4%
144Türkiye13.4%
145Qatar13.4%
146Nigeria13.3%
147Montenegro13.3%
148Seychelles13.2%
149Jordan13.2%
150El Salvador13.1%
151Myanmar13.1%
152Morocco13.0%
153Lao People's Democratic Republic12.8%
154State of Palestine12.6%
155South Africa12.5%
156Angola12.4%
157Mali12.3%
158Lesotho12.3%
159Republic of the Congo12.2%
160Cote d'Ivoire12.0%
161Fiji12.0%
162Lebanon12.0%
163Micronesia, Federated States of11.8%
164Equatorial Guinea11.6%
165Greenland11.6%
166Zimbabwe11.5%
167Senegal11.5%
168Gabon11.5%
169Guinea-Bissau11.3%
170Central African Republic11.2%
171Monaco11.0%
172Cameroon10.9%
173Chad10.8%
174North Korea10.7%
175Burkina Faso10.6%
176Sierra Leone10.6%
177American Samoa10.5%
178Ghana10.4%
179Togo10.4%
180Democratic Republic of the Congo9.9%
181Guinea9.7%
182Sao Tome and Principe9.6%
183Mauritania9.6%
184Republic of The Gambia9.6%
185Northern Mariana Islands9.5%
186Syrian Arab Republic9.5%
187Vanuatu9.4%
188People's Republic of China9.4%
189Guam9.3%
190Liberia9.1%
191Egypt8.7%
192Tonga8.4%
193Nauru8.1%
194Kiribati8.0%
195Niue8.0%
196Papua New Guinea8.0%
197Tuvalu7.9%
198Marshall Islands7.8%
199Tokelau7.8%
200Mongolia7.7%
201Cape Verde6.9%
202Solomon Islands6.8%
203Cook Islands4.0%
204Palau3.2%
Showing 204 of 204 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).

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