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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 2021; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data180 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
15.9%
Median: 13.8%
Countries Covered
180
with available data
Highest
Latvia
41.1%
Lowest
Afghanistan
0.2%
Top 5 Countries
1Latvia41.1%
2Finland41.0%
3Norway39.6%
4Belarus38.0%
5Monaco37.7%
By Region
Europe30.3%(28 countries)
Oceania22.3%(2 countries)
North America17.6%(4 countries)
South America15.4%(7 countries)
Other13.3%(109 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.2%)High (41.1%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 15.9%)

Europe (28)
Oceania (2)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Other (109)
Africa (9)
Asia (21)

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 2021; 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
1Latvia41.1%
2Finland41.0%
3Norway39.6%
4Belarus38.0%
5Monaco37.7%
6Germany37.3%
7Austria36.3%
8Switzerland36.0%
9Martinique35.5%
10France35.5%
11Liechtenstein35.1%
12Japan34.5%
13Guadeloupe34.5%
14Bermuda34.1%
15Belgium34.0%
16Turks and Caicos Islands33.6%
17Estonia33.5%
18Luxembourg33.3%
19Slovenia32.6%
20Czech Republic32.5%
21Hungary32.1%
22South Korea31.8%
23Lithuania31.7%
24Sint Maarten (Dutch part)31.3%
25Italy31.2%
26Saint Pierre and Miquelon31.0%
27Bulgaria30.8%
28United Kingdom30.6%
29Saint Martin (French part)29.3%
30Canada28.2%
31Jamaica28.2%
32United States of America27.9%
33Saint Lucia26.8%
34Barbados26.3%
35Reunion26.3%
36Romania26.0%
37Greece25.7%
38Russian Federation25.7%
39Slovakia25.3%
40Ukraine25.0%
41Croatia24.6%
42Poland24.0%
43South Africa23.8%
44Saint Barthélemy23.4%
45Botswana23.4%
46Spain23.2%
47Puerto Rico23.1%
48Australia22.8%
49Argentina22.8%
50Malta22.6%
51Moldova, Republic of22.6%
52French Guiana22.6%
53Gabon22.4%
54Ireland22.0%
55New Zealand21.9%
56Serbia21.8%
57Eswatini21.7%
58Thailand21.6%
59Ghana21.5%
60Portugal21.4%
61Aruba21.4%
62Cuba21.1%
63Israel21.0%
64Cyprus20.8%
65Bolivia20.5%
66Chile20.2%
67Dominican Republic20.1%
68Kenya19.4%
69Hong Kong18.3%
70Trinidad and Tobago18.1%
71Lesotho18.0%
72Bahamas17.7%
73Uruguay17.6%
74Namibia17.5%
75Belize17.2%
76Cote d'Ivoire17.0%
77Peru16.8%
78Singapore16.1%
79Guyana15.8%
80Togo15.7%
81Kazakhstan15.5%
82Montenegro15.4%
83Cameroon15.3%
84Armenia15.2%
85Macao15.1%
86Georgia15.0%
87Nigeria14.7%
88Suriname14.0%
89Mayotte14.0%
90Republic of the Congo13.8%
91Sao Tome and Principe13.8%
92Panama13.4%
93French Polynesia13.2%
94Uganda13.2%
95Zimbabwe12.9%
96Kyrgyzstan12.3%
97Costa Rica12.1%
98Liberia12.0%
99Brazil12.0%
100The Republic of North Macedonia11.9%
101Bosnia and Herzegovina11.5%
102Colombia11.1%
103Angola10.8%
104Vietnam10.5%
105Paraguay10.4%
106Honduras10.4%
107Mexico10.1%
108Albania10.0%
109Benin9.8%
110Republic of The Gambia9.7%
111United Republic of Tanzania9.6%
112Haiti9.4%
113Philippines9.2%
114Mongolia9.0%
115People's Republic of China8.6%
116El Salvador8.5%
117Mozambique8.4%
118Zambia8.0%
119Rwanda7.7%
120Ecuador7.6%
121Venezuela7.6%
122Democratic Republic of the Congo7.6%
123Brunei Darussalam7.2%
124Malawi7.2%
125Morocco7.2%
126Islamic Republic of Iran7.2%
127Madagascar7.1%
128Malaysia7.1%
129Indonesia7.1%
130Qatar7.0%
131Tonga6.9%
132Senegal6.9%
133Tuvalu6.9%
134Azerbaijan6.8%
135Burkina Faso6.6%
136Egypt6.5%
137Sierra Leone6.4%
138Timor-Leste6.4%
139Türkiye6.4%
140Ethiopia6.4%
141Tunisia6.3%
142Central African Republic6.2%
143Bhutan6.1%
144Burundi6.0%
145Fiji5.9%
146Chad5.4%
147Myanmar5.4%
148India5.1%
149Guinea5.1%
150Comoros4.9%
151Uzbekistan4.8%
152Nicaragua4.6%
153Nepal4.5%
154Maldives4.5%
155Samoa4.4%
156Jordan4.4%
157Guatemala4.3%
158State of Palestine4.3%
159Guinea-Bissau4.1%
160Papua New Guinea4.1%
161Mauritania4.0%
162Turkmenistan3.7%
163Kiribati3.7%
164Cambodia3.4%
165Niger3.2%
166Lao People's Democratic Republic3.2%
167South Sudan3.2%
168Mali3.1%
169Vanuatu3.0%
170Tajikistan2.9%
171Bangladesh2.9%
172Djibouti2.7%
173Syrian Arab Republic2.4%
174Yemen1.9%
175Algeria1.6%
176Sudan1.6%
177Somalia1.5%
178Pakistan1.1%
179Iraq1.0%
180Afghanistan0.2%
Showing 180 of 180 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2021).

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