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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
9.5%
Median: 8.9%
Countries Covered
204
with available data
Highest
North Korea
26.8%
Lowest
Greenland
0.3%
Top 5 Countries
1North Korea26.8%
2Bangladesh24.9%
3Solomon Islands23.7%
4Vanuatu23.4%
5Nepal23.0%
By Region
Asia13.9%(26 countries)
Africa10.6%(9 countries)
Other10.0%(124 countries)
South America6.9%(7 countries)
North America6.1%(4 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.3%)High (26.8%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 9.5%)
Asia (26)
Africa (9)
Other (124)
South America (7)
North America (4)
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 | North Korea | 26.8% |
| 2 | Bangladesh | 24.9% |
| 3 | Solomon Islands | 23.7% |
| 4 | Vanuatu | 23.4% |
| 5 | Nepal | 23.0% |
| 6 | Myanmar | 22.2% |
| 7 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 21.2% |
| 8 | India | 20.4% |
| 9 | Cambodia | 19.9% |
| 10 | Yemen | 19.5% |
| 11 | Papua New Guinea | 19.2% |
| 12 | People's Republic of China | 19.1% |
| 13 | Timor-Leste | 18.9% |
| 14 | Tajikistan | 18.4% |
| 15 | Uzbekistan | 18.3% |
| 16 | Pakistan | 18.1% |
| 17 | Afghanistan | 17.2% |
| 18 | Samoa | 17.2% |
| 19 | Kuwait | 17.0% |
| 20 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 16.7% |
| 21 | Egypt | 16.6% |
| 22 | Republic of The Gambia | 16.5% |
| 23 | United Arab Emirates | 16.2% |
| 24 | Iraq | 16.1% |
| 25 | Qatar | 16.1% |
| 26 | Honduras | 15.9% |
| 27 | Sudan | 15.9% |
| 28 | Syrian Arab Republic | 15.4% |
| 29 | Haiti | 15.4% |
| 30 | Armenia | 15.3% |
| 31 | Sri Lanka | 15.2% |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia | 15.0% |
| 33 | Philippines | 15.0% |
| 34 | Bahrain | 14.9% |
| 35 | Kyrgyzstan | 14.7% |
| 36 | Senegal | 14.6% |
| 37 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 14.6% |
| 38 | Turkmenistan | 14.6% |
| 39 | Guinea | 14.1% |
| 40 | Guinea-Bissau | 14.0% |
| 41 | Vietnam | 14.0% |
| 42 | Mauritania | 14.0% |
| 43 | Ghana | 13.6% |
| 44 | Comoros | 13.5% |
| 45 | Oman | 13.4% |
| 46 | Mongolia | 13.3% |
| 47 | Azerbaijan | 13.2% |
| 48 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 13.0% |
| 49 | Bhutan | 12.8% |
| 50 | Montenegro | 12.7% |
| 51 | United Republic of Tanzania | 12.7% |
| 52 | Togo | 12.6% |
| 53 | Jordan | 12.6% |
| 54 | Liberia | 12.5% |
| 55 | Nicaragua | 12.5% |
| 56 | Madagascar | 12.5% |
| 57 | Mali | 12.4% |
| 58 | Türkiye | 12.4% |
| 59 | Niger | 12.3% |
| 60 | Tonga | 12.2% |
| 61 | Rwanda | 12.0% |
| 62 | Chad | 12.0% |
| 63 | Benin | 12.0% |
| 64 | Guatemala | 11.9% |
| 65 | Central African Republic | 11.9% |
| 66 | Serbia | 11.8% |
| 67 | Sierra Leone | 11.7% |
| 68 | Burkina Faso | 11.5% |
| 69 | Nigeria | 11.5% |
| 70 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 11.5% |
| 71 | Lebanon | 11.3% |
| 72 | Kiribati | 11.2% |
| 73 | Ethiopia | 11.1% |
| 74 | Sao Tome and Principe | 11.1% |
| 75 | Albania | 11.1% |
| 76 | Georgia | 10.9% |
| 77 | Bulgaria | 10.9% |
| 78 | Cape Verde | 10.8% |
| 79 | Burundi | 10.8% |
| 80 | Cameroon | 10.7% |
| 81 | Cote d'Ivoire | 10.6% |
| 82 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 10.5% |
| 83 | El Salvador | 10.4% |
| 84 | Mozambique | 10.4% |
| 85 | South Korea | 10.4% |
| 86 | Zimbabwe | 10.3% |
| 87 | Indonesia | 10.2% |
| 88 | Lesotho | 10.2% |
| 89 | Kenya | 10.2% |
| 90 | Morocco | 10.0% |
| 91 | Eritrea | 10.0% |
| 92 | South Sudan | 10.0% |
| 93 | Somalia | 9.7% |
| 94 | Kazakhstan | 9.7% |
| 95 | Republic of the Congo | 9.6% |
| 96 | Malawi | 9.6% |
| 97 | Ukraine | 9.4% |
| 98 | Uganda | 9.4% |
| 99 | Zambia | 9.4% |
| 100 | Thailand | 9.3% |
| 101 | Moldova, Republic of | 9.2% |
| 102 | Israel | 8.9% |
| 103 | Algeria | 8.8% |
| 104 | Paraguay | 8.8% |
| 105 | Djibouti | 8.8% |
| 106 | Tunisia | 8.7% |
| 107 | Singapore | 8.6% |
| 108 | Malaysia | 8.5% |
| 109 | Venezuela | 8.5% |
| 110 | Bolivia | 8.5% |
| 111 | Jamaica | 8.4% |
| 112 | Marshall Islands | 8.4% |
| 113 | Croatia | 8.3% |
| 114 | Romania | 8.3% |
| 115 | Colombia | 8.1% |
| 116 | Belize | 8.0% |
| 117 | Peru | 8.0% |
| 118 | Chile | 8.0% |
| 119 | Gabon | 7.9% |
| 120 | Cyprus | 7.8% |
| 121 | Mexico | 7.7% |
| 122 | Italy | 7.6% |
| 123 | Angola | 7.5% |
| 124 | Namibia | 7.4% |
| 125 | Hungary | 7.4% |
| 126 | Mauritius | 7.3% |
| 127 | Poland | 7.1% |
| 128 | Greece | 7.1% |
| 129 | Taiwan, Province of China | 7.1% |
| 130 | Suriname | 7.0% |
| 131 | Ecuador | 7.0% |
| 132 | Panama | 6.9% |
| 133 | Latvia | 6.9% |
| 134 | Costa Rica | 6.8% |
| 135 | Dominican Republic | 6.6% |
| 136 | Libya | 6.6% |
| 137 | San Marino | 6.6% |
| 138 | Slovakia | 6.5% |
| 139 | Belarus | 6.4% |
| 140 | Eswatini | 6.4% |
| 141 | Equatorial Guinea | 6.4% |
| 142 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.3% |
| 143 | Argentina | 6.3% |
| 144 | Guyana | 6.1% |
| 145 | Japan | 6.0% |
| 146 | Fiji | 6.0% |
| 147 | Brazil | 5.9% |
| 148 | Czech Republic | 5.9% |
| 149 | South Africa | 5.8% |
| 150 | Malta | 5.5% |
| 151 | Maldives | 5.5% |
| 152 | Slovenia | 5.4% |
| 153 | Dominica | 5.3% |
| 154 | Botswana | 5.2% |
| 155 | Monaco | 5.2% |
| 156 | Russian Federation | 5.1% |
| 157 | Lithuania | 5.0% |
| 158 | Spain | 4.8% |
| 159 | Uruguay | 4.7% |
| 160 | Grenada | 4.6% |
| 161 | State of Palestine | 4.6% |
| 162 | Cuba | 4.4% |
| 163 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.4% |
| 164 | Barbados | 4.3% |
| 165 | Austria | 4.1% |
| 166 | Portugal | 3.9% |
| 167 | Andorra | 3.9% |
| 168 | Tuvalu | 3.7% |
| 169 | American Samoa | 3.7% |
| 170 | Saint Lucia | 3.7% |
| 171 | Switzerland | 3.6% |
| 172 | Germany | 3.5% |
| 173 | Brunei Darussalam | 3.4% |
| 174 | United Kingdom | 3.4% |
| 175 | Belgium | 3.3% |
| 176 | Netherlands | 3.1% |
| 177 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2.9% |
| 178 | France | 2.8% |
| 179 | Seychelles | 2.7% |
| 180 | Puerto Rico | 2.7% |
| 181 | United States of America | 2.7% |
| 182 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.6% |
| 183 | Denmark | 2.5% |
| 184 | Ireland | 2.5% |
| 185 | Luxembourg | 2.5% |
| 186 | New Zealand | 2.4% |
| 187 | Nauru | 2.3% |
| 188 | Australia | 2.3% |
| 189 | Canada | 2.2% |
| 190 | Niue | 2.2% |
| 191 | Palau | 2.1% |
| 192 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 1.8% |
| 193 | Tokelau | 1.7% |
| 194 | Northern Mariana Islands | 1.7% |
| 195 | Guam | 1.4% |
| 196 | Estonia | 1.4% |
| 197 | Bermuda | 1.2% |
| 198 | Norway | 1.1% |
| 199 | Cook Islands | 1.1% |
| 200 | Sweden | 1.1% |
| 201 | Iceland | 1.0% |
| 202 | Bahamas | 0.9% |
| 203 | Finland | 0.7% |
| 204 | Greenland | 0.3% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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