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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
11.5%
Median: 9.1%
Countries Covered
204
with available data
Highest
Eswatini
50.5%
Lowest
Finland
1.1%
Top 5 Countries
1Eswatini50.5%
2United Republic of Tanzania41.1%
3Malawi38.1%
4Zambia38.0%
5Kiribati35.8%
By Region
Africa16.7%(9 countries)
Other15.0%(124 countries)
South America8.4%(7 countries)
North America7.4%(4 countries)
Asia5.9%(26 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (1.1%)High (50.5%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 11.5%)
Africa (9)
Other (124)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Asia (26)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
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 | Eswatini | 50.5% |
| 2 | United Republic of Tanzania | 41.1% |
| 3 | Malawi | 38.1% |
| 4 | Zambia | 38.0% |
| 5 | Kiribati | 35.8% |
| 6 | Lesotho | 35.5% |
| 7 | Mozambique | 34.3% |
| 8 | Guinea | 33.6% |
| 9 | Burundi | 32.1% |
| 10 | South Sudan | 31.9% |
| 11 | Central African Republic | 30.5% |
| 12 | Chad | 30.0% |
| 13 | Somalia | 29.8% |
| 14 | Eritrea | 28.5% |
| 15 | Botswana | 28.1% |
| 16 | Djibouti | 27.3% |
| 17 | Madagascar | 26.9% |
| 18 | Sao Tome and Principe | 25.9% |
| 19 | Ethiopia | 25.5% |
| 20 | Guinea-Bissau | 25.3% |
| 21 | Sierra Leone | 24.9% |
| 22 | Rwanda | 24.8% |
| 23 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 24.4% |
| 24 | Liberia | 23.2% |
| 25 | South Africa | 22.4% |
| 26 | Equatorial Guinea | 22.3% |
| 27 | Togo | 22.0% |
| 28 | Senegal | 22.0% |
| 29 | Mali | 21.7% |
| 30 | Angola | 21.3% |
| 31 | Fiji | 21.2% |
| 32 | Republic of The Gambia | 21.2% |
| 33 | Burkina Faso | 21.1% |
| 34 | Cameroon | 20.4% |
| 35 | Haiti | 20.3% |
| 36 | Papua New Guinea | 20.3% |
| 37 | Namibia | 20.1% |
| 38 | Belize | 20.0% |
| 39 | Uganda | 20.0% |
| 40 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 19.8% |
| 41 | Mauritania | 19.5% |
| 42 | Ghana | 19.5% |
| 43 | Nicaragua | 19.1% |
| 44 | Kenya | 19.1% |
| 45 | Nigeria | 18.9% |
| 46 | Zimbabwe | 18.6% |
| 47 | Vanuatu | 17.9% |
| 48 | Bangladesh | 17.6% |
| 49 | Republic of the Congo | 17.5% |
| 50 | Venezuela | 17.2% |
| 51 | Solomon Islands | 16.9% |
| 52 | Gabon | 16.9% |
| 53 | Benin | 16.5% |
| 54 | Comoros | 16.4% |
| 55 | Paraguay | 16.4% |
| 56 | Suriname | 16.4% |
| 57 | Bhutan | 16.1% |
| 58 | Palau | 15.9% |
| 59 | Guatemala | 15.7% |
| 60 | Guyana | 15.4% |
| 61 | Nepal | 15.4% |
| 62 | El Salvador | 15.2% |
| 63 | Tonga | 14.7% |
| 64 | Cote d'Ivoire | 14.7% |
| 65 | Nauru | 14.4% |
| 66 | Bolivia | 14.4% |
| 67 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 14.2% |
| 68 | Cape Verde | 14.1% |
| 69 | Samoa | 14.1% |
| 70 | Marshall Islands | 13.7% |
| 71 | Timor-Leste | 13.6% |
| 72 | Seychelles | 13.5% |
| 73 | India | 13.3% |
| 74 | Saint Lucia | 12.9% |
| 75 | Tuvalu | 12.8% |
| 76 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 12.6% |
| 77 | Jamaica | 12.2% |
| 78 | Honduras | 12.0% |
| 79 | Uzbekistan | 11.9% |
| 80 | Vietnam | 11.8% |
| 81 | Grenada | 11.8% |
| 82 | Kyrgyzstan | 11.8% |
| 83 | Dominican Republic | 11.8% |
| 84 | Peru | 11.8% |
| 85 | Morocco | 11.6% |
| 86 | Ecuador | 11.3% |
| 87 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 11.1% |
| 88 | Panama | 11.0% |
| 89 | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.7% |
| 90 | Turkmenistan | 10.6% |
| 91 | Myanmar | 10.3% |
| 92 | Pakistan | 10.0% |
| 93 | Dominica | 10.0% |
| 94 | Niger | 9.9% |
| 95 | Cambodia | 9.8% |
| 96 | Indonesia | 9.7% |
| 97 | Mexico | 9.7% |
| 98 | Niue | 9.4% |
| 99 | North Korea | 9.4% |
| 100 | Algeria | 9.3% |
| 101 | Thailand | 9.1% |
| 102 | Colombia | 9.1% |
| 103 | Antigua and Barbuda | 9.1% |
| 104 | Northern Mariana Islands | 8.9% |
| 105 | Barbados | 8.8% |
| 106 | Tokelau | 8.6% |
| 107 | Kazakhstan | 8.3% |
| 108 | Romania | 8.2% |
| 109 | Bahamas | 8.2% |
| 110 | Brazil | 8.1% |
| 111 | American Samoa | 8.0% |
| 112 | Argentina | 7.9% |
| 113 | Philippines | 7.7% |
| 114 | Mauritius | 7.3% |
| 115 | Mongolia | 7.2% |
| 116 | Brunei Darussalam | 7.2% |
| 117 | Maldives | 7.1% |
| 118 | Moldova, Republic of | 7.0% |
| 119 | Tajikistan | 6.8% |
| 120 | Azerbaijan | 6.8% |
| 121 | Sri Lanka | 6.6% |
| 122 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 6.4% |
| 123 | Costa Rica | 6.3% |
| 124 | Malaysia | 6.2% |
| 125 | Chile | 6.1% |
| 126 | United Arab Emirates | 6.1% |
| 127 | Libya | 5.9% |
| 128 | Georgia | 5.7% |
| 129 | Cuba | 5.7% |
| 130 | People's Republic of China | 5.4% |
| 131 | Serbia | 5.1% |
| 132 | Russian Federation | 5.1% |
| 133 | Bulgaria | 5.1% |
| 134 | Uruguay | 4.8% |
| 135 | Belarus | 4.7% |
| 136 | Lithuania | 4.6% |
| 137 | Greenland | 4.4% |
| 138 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 4.3% |
| 139 | Andorra | 4.3% |
| 140 | Armenia | 4.2% |
| 141 | Yemen | 4.2% |
| 142 | Ukraine | 4.1% |
| 143 | Afghanistan | 4.1% |
| 144 | Sudan | 4.1% |
| 145 | Latvia | 4.1% |
| 146 | Cook Islands | 4.0% |
| 147 | Slovakia | 4.0% |
| 148 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.9% |
| 149 | Puerto Rico | 3.9% |
| 150 | Estonia | 3.9% |
| 151 | Taiwan, Province of China | 3.8% |
| 152 | Montenegro | 3.7% |
| 153 | Albania | 3.6% |
| 154 | Qatar | 3.4% |
| 155 | Singapore | 3.4% |
| 156 | Poland | 3.3% |
| 157 | Tunisia | 3.3% |
| 158 | Bahrain | 3.2% |
| 159 | Hungary | 3.1% |
| 160 | Czech Republic | 3.0% |
| 161 | Jordan | 3.0% |
| 162 | Oman | 3.0% |
| 163 | South Korea | 3.0% |
| 164 | Bermuda | 2.9% |
| 165 | Saudi Arabia | 2.9% |
| 166 | Guam | 2.8% |
| 167 | Cyprus | 2.8% |
| 168 | Egypt | 2.8% |
| 169 | Portugal | 2.7% |
| 170 | Kuwait | 2.7% |
| 171 | Iraq | 2.6% |
| 172 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2.5% |
| 173 | Croatia | 2.4% |
| 174 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 2.3% |
| 175 | Norway | 2.2% |
| 176 | Türkiye | 2.2% |
| 177 | Greece | 2.2% |
| 178 | Sweden | 2.2% |
| 179 | France | 2.2% |
| 180 | United States of America | 2.2% |
| 181 | Austria | 2.1% |
| 182 | Spain | 2.1% |
| 183 | Israel | 2.1% |
| 184 | Denmark | 2.1% |
| 185 | Germany | 2.0% |
| 186 | Slovenia | 2.0% |
| 187 | Japan | 2.0% |
| 188 | Australia | 1.9% |
| 189 | Belgium | 1.9% |
| 190 | Italy | 1.9% |
| 191 | Canada | 1.9% |
| 192 | Ireland | 1.9% |
| 193 | Switzerland | 1.7% |
| 194 | Lebanon | 1.7% |
| 195 | United Kingdom | 1.6% |
| 196 | Malta | 1.6% |
| 197 | Luxembourg | 1.6% |
| 198 | Iceland | 1.6% |
| 199 | New Zealand | 1.5% |
| 200 | Monaco | 1.5% |
| 201 | San Marino | 1.3% |
| 202 | Netherlands | 1.3% |
| 203 | State of Palestine | 1.2% |
| 204 | Finland | 1.1% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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