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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.
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Key Insights
Global Average
23.3%
Median: 23.2%
Countries Covered
204
with available data
Highest
Bangladesh
58.4%
Lowest
Nigeria
3.9%
Top 5 Countries
1Bangladesh58.4%
2Nepal49.8%
3People's Republic of China44.2%
4Cambodia44.0%
5Montenegro42.3%
By Region
Europe29.9%(32 countries)
Asia29.2%(26 countries)
Other21.5%(124 countries)
North America20.2%(4 countries)
Oceania19.6%(2 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (3.9%)High (58.4%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 23.3%)
Europe (32)
Asia (26)
Other (124)
North America (4)
Oceania (2)
South America (7)
Africa (9)
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 ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangladesh | 58.4% |
| 2 | Nepal | 49.8% |
| 3 | People's Republic of China | 44.2% |
| 4 | Cambodia | 44.0% |
| 5 | Montenegro | 42.3% |
| 6 | India | 42.2% |
| 7 | Moldova, Republic of | 42.0% |
| 8 | Yemen | 41.6% |
| 9 | Belarus | 41.3% |
| 10 | Tunisia | 41.0% |
| 11 | Maldives | 40.8% |
| 12 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 40.8% |
| 13 | Kiribati | 40.6% |
| 14 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 40.3% |
| 15 | Georgia | 40.3% |
| 16 | Samoa | 40.0% |
| 17 | Palau | 39.8% |
| 18 | Jordan | 39.7% |
| 19 | Bulgaria | 39.6% |
| 20 | Taiwan, Province of China | 38.8% |
| 21 | Albania | 38.7% |
| 22 | Seychelles | 38.5% |
| 23 | Armenia | 38.5% |
| 24 | Croatia | 38.4% |
| 25 | Russian Federation | 38.3% |
| 26 | Greenland | 38.2% |
| 27 | Ukraine | 37.8% |
| 28 | Bhutan | 37.6% |
| 29 | Romania | 37.3% |
| 30 | Cuba | 37.2% |
| 31 | Serbia | 37.0% |
| 32 | Myanmar | 36.9% |
| 33 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 35.9% |
| 34 | Poland | 35.0% |
| 35 | Sri Lanka | 34.9% |
| 36 | Slovakia | 34.6% |
| 37 | Czech Republic | 34.6% |
| 38 | Lebanon | 34.4% |
| 39 | Solomon Islands | 34.2% |
| 40 | Hungary | 34.1% |
| 41 | Latvia | 34.0% |
| 42 | Andorra | 34.0% |
| 43 | Philippines | 33.4% |
| 44 | Indonesia | 33.1% |
| 45 | Lithuania | 32.9% |
| 46 | Vietnam | 32.9% |
| 47 | Kyrgyzstan | 32.6% |
| 48 | Greece | 32.5% |
| 49 | Paraguay | 32.0% |
| 50 | Azerbaijan | 31.9% |
| 51 | Denmark | 31.4% |
| 52 | State of Palestine | 31.4% |
| 53 | Austria | 31.3% |
| 54 | Mauritius | 31.1% |
| 55 | United States of America | 30.9% |
| 56 | Thailand | 30.2% |
| 57 | Estonia | 29.8% |
| 58 | Germany | 29.6% |
| 59 | Pakistan | 29.5% |
| 60 | Bahrain | 29.4% |
| 61 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 29.3% |
| 62 | Algeria | 29.2% |
| 63 | Kazakhstan | 29.2% |
| 64 | Switzerland | 29.1% |
| 65 | Luxembourg | 29.0% |
| 66 | Slovenia | 28.9% |
| 67 | Cyprus | 28.7% |
| 68 | Guam | 28.5% |
| 69 | Netherlands | 28.3% |
| 70 | Türkiye | 28.2% |
| 71 | Botswana | 27.9% |
| 72 | Brunei Darussalam | 27.8% |
| 73 | Canada | 27.7% |
| 74 | Belgium | 27.4% |
| 75 | Uruguay | 27.2% |
| 76 | Madagascar | 27.1% |
| 77 | Spain | 27.0% |
| 78 | Iraq | 26.7% |
| 79 | Syrian Arab Republic | 26.6% |
| 80 | Mongolia | 26.5% |
| 81 | North Korea | 26.2% |
| 82 | South Africa | 26.1% |
| 83 | Egypt | 26.1% |
| 84 | South Korea | 26.1% |
| 85 | United Kingdom | 25.9% |
| 86 | Timor-Leste | 25.9% |
| 87 | Northern Mariana Islands | 25.8% |
| 88 | Libya | 25.8% |
| 89 | Tokelau | 25.0% |
| 90 | Monaco | 25.0% |
| 91 | France | 24.8% |
| 92 | Marshall Islands | 24.8% |
| 93 | Malaysia | 24.8% |
| 94 | Tonga | 24.4% |
| 95 | Iceland | 24.4% |
| 96 | Suriname | 24.2% |
| 97 | Sweden | 24.1% |
| 98 | Malta | 23.9% |
| 99 | Tuvalu | 23.8% |
| 100 | Portugal | 23.8% |
| 101 | Trinidad and Tobago | 23.7% |
| 102 | San Marino | 23.3% |
| 103 | Italy | 23.1% |
| 104 | Uzbekistan | 23.0% |
| 105 | Papua New Guinea | 22.8% |
| 106 | Antigua and Barbuda | 22.7% |
| 107 | Brazil | 22.6% |
| 108 | Argentina | 22.5% |
| 109 | Ireland | 22.1% |
| 110 | Israel | 22.0% |
| 111 | Comoros | 21.9% |
| 112 | Saint Lucia | 21.9% |
| 113 | Kuwait | 21.6% |
| 114 | Nauru | 21.5% |
| 115 | Guyana | 21.2% |
| 116 | Zimbabwe | 21.0% |
| 117 | Rwanda | 20.9% |
| 118 | Cook Islands | 20.6% |
| 119 | Turkmenistan | 20.5% |
| 120 | Australia | 20.4% |
| 121 | Japan | 20.3% |
| 122 | Norway | 20.1% |
| 123 | Puerto Rico | 19.9% |
| 124 | Lesotho | 19.1% |
| 125 | Finland | 19.0% |
| 126 | New Zealand | 18.8% |
| 127 | Niue | 18.7% |
| 128 | Belize | 18.7% |
| 129 | Bermuda | 18.4% |
| 130 | Chile | 18.3% |
| 131 | Fiji | 18.2% |
| 132 | Vanuatu | 18.2% |
| 133 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 18.1% |
| 134 | Dominican Republic | 17.8% |
| 135 | Qatar | 17.8% |
| 136 | American Samoa | 17.6% |
| 137 | Dominica | 17.4% |
| 138 | Grenada | 17.0% |
| 139 | Djibouti | 16.9% |
| 140 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 16.8% |
| 141 | Singapore | 16.6% |
| 142 | Venezuela | 16.5% |
| 143 | Jamaica | 15.7% |
| 144 | Oman | 15.6% |
| 145 | Saudi Arabia | 15.5% |
| 146 | Tajikistan | 15.4% |
| 147 | United Arab Emirates | 15.1% |
| 148 | Angola | 15.0% |
| 149 | Costa Rica | 13.8% |
| 150 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 13.5% |
| 151 | Barbados | 13.5% |
| 152 | Burundi | 13.2% |
| 153 | Republic of the Congo | 13.1% |
| 154 | Bahamas | 13.1% |
| 155 | Mexico | 12.9% |
| 156 | Morocco | 12.9% |
| 157 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 12.7% |
| 158 | Nicaragua | 12.2% |
| 159 | Sudan | 12.0% |
| 160 | Afghanistan | 11.5% |
| 161 | Bolivia | 11.4% |
| 162 | Namibia | 11.4% |
| 163 | Colombia | 11.3% |
| 164 | Mozambique | 11.2% |
| 165 | Guinea | 11.2% |
| 166 | United Republic of Tanzania | 11.1% |
| 167 | Kenya | 11.0% |
| 168 | Togo | 10.7% |
| 169 | Niger | 10.6% |
| 170 | Honduras | 10.5% |
| 171 | Sierra Leone | 10.4% |
| 172 | Central African Republic | 10.3% |
| 173 | Ecuador | 10.3% |
| 174 | Chad | 10.2% |
| 175 | Panama | 10.1% |
| 176 | Haiti | 9.7% |
| 177 | Cameroon | 9.7% |
| 178 | Eswatini | 9.6% |
| 179 | Gabon | 9.6% |
| 180 | Somalia | 9.4% |
| 181 | Guatemala | 9.3% |
| 182 | Mali | 9.2% |
| 183 | Republic of The Gambia | 9.1% |
| 184 | Equatorial Guinea | 9.0% |
| 185 | Eritrea | 8.7% |
| 186 | Sao Tome and Principe | 8.6% |
| 187 | Malawi | 8.5% |
| 188 | Mauritania | 8.4% |
| 189 | Benin | 8.2% |
| 190 | Burkina Faso | 7.9% |
| 191 | Cote d'Ivoire | 7.8% |
| 192 | Cape Verde | 7.8% |
| 193 | Peru | 7.8% |
| 194 | Zambia | 7.6% |
| 195 | El Salvador | 7.5% |
| 196 | Uganda | 7.3% |
| 197 | Senegal | 7.3% |
| 198 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 7.3% |
| 199 | South Sudan | 6.8% |
| 200 | Liberia | 6.8% |
| 201 | Ethiopia | 6.4% |
| 202 | Guinea-Bissau | 6.2% |
| 203 | Ghana | 4.1% |
| 204 | Nigeria | 3.9% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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